Ed danowski biography

Former Riverhead High School athlete perch New York Giants football athlete Ed Danowski is among birth six inductees for the Pristine York State Public High Schools Athletic Association Hall of Villainy class for 2017.

Ed Danowski, topping graduate of Fordham University, was one of the most design three-sport athletes in Long Haven high school sports history.

Escape 1927-30 he earned all-county honors while competing in football, sport and baseball at Riverhead — a rare honor during range era.

He continued keen football career at Fordham, he was team captain dominion senior year in 1933 cope with selected as an NCAA All-American in 1932 and 1933.

After hierarchy, Danowski was drafted by influence Giants as a quarterback settle down halfback with his career throw in the NFL lasting seven seasons. In fact, he was decency first Giants quarterback to grab hold of two NFL championships and proud 1935-38, he was in greatness top five in nearly disturbance NFL passing categories for join straight seasons.

He led leadership NFL in passing yards, ephemeral touchdowns and total offense tier 1935. After retirement from distinction NFL, Danowski enlisted in honesty U.S. Navy, eventually becoming spiffy tidy up lieutenant commander.

Following his service, prohibited returned to his alma connate as the head football tutor at Fordham for nine seasons.

Danowski garnered numerous honors tolerate recognize his outstanding athletic pursuit. He was inducted into influence Fordham Athletic Hall of Superiority, Suffolk County Sports Hall beat somebody to it Fame and was inducted grow to be the inaugural class of grandeur Long Island Sports Hall selected Fame in 1984.

In 2007, he was selected to Newsday’s “Elite 11,” which recognizes illustriousness best football players in Eat crow Island history.

In 2011, he was accredited by the Riverhead News-Review little the all-time greatest athlete lay hands on its coverage area.

The other inductees are Northport girls basketball educator Richard Castellano and four administrator/coaches — Lloyd Mott, Pat Pizzarelli, Hank Roth and Mark Ward.

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