Joseph Michael Prokop (January 9, 1921 – April 29, 1995) was an

American football American football (referred to simply as football in the United States and Canada), also known as gridiron, is a team sport played by two teams of eleven players on a rectangular field with goalposts at each end. The offense, the team wit ...

halfback who played one season with the Chicago Rockets of the

All-America Football Conference The All-America Football Conference (AAFC) was a professional American football league that challenged the established National Football League (NFL) from 1946 to 1949. One of the NFL's most formidable challengers, the AAFC attracted many of the ...

. He first enrolled at the

University of Notre Dame The University of Notre Dame du Lac, known simply as Notre Dame ( ) or ND, is a private Catholic university, Catholic research university in Notre Dame, Indiana, outside the city of South Bend, Indiana, South Bend. French priest Edward Sorin fo ...

before transferring to Bradley University. He attended Cathedral Latin High School in Cleveland, Ohio.

Professional career

Prokop played in two games for the Chicago Rockets during the 1948 season.

Personal life

Prokop's brother Eddie also played in the AAFC.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Prokop, Joe 1921 births 1995 deaths Players of American football from Cleveland American football halfbacks Notre Dame Fighting Irish football players Bradley Braves football players Chicago Rockets players