Bo Molenda
 Bo Molenda cropped from 1925 Michigan Wolverines team photograph. | |
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| College: | University of Michigan |
| Position: | Quarterback, Halfback |
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John Joseph "Bo" Molenda (February 20, 1905 - July 1986) was an American football quarterback who played for the University of Michigan and nine seasons in the NFL. Molenda played fullback for the Michigan Wolverines teams that won Big Ten championships in 1925 and 1926.[1] In 1927, He played professional football as a member of Red Grange's New York Yankees team.[1] When the Yankees broke up in the middle of the 1928 season, Molenda signed with the Green Bay Packers. As a fullback, Molenda was one of the stars of the early Packers teams that won NFL championships in 1929, 1930, and 1931.[1] In 1931, the Packers dold Molenda to the New York Giants, where he played until 1936. He was credited with "carrying the brunt of the Giants' victorious offense in the famouse gumshoe game against the Chicago Bears in 1934.[1] In his football career, he blocked for Benny Friedman, Red Grange and Johnny Blood (McNally).[2] In 1936, he was hired as an assistant coach for the New York Giants, a position he held until 1941. With the U.S. entry into World War II, Molend enlisted in the Navy in early 1942 as a chief petty officer. He coached a San Diego Naval Base football team in 1943 that defeated both USC and UCLA.[2] He was later sent to active duty in the Pacific where he took part in the Hollandia and Leyte invasions.[1] In 1947, he was hired as the backfield assistant coach to Curly Lambeau in Green Bay.[1] He coached the Menlo College football team from approximately 1949-1969 and was inducted into the Menlo College of Atherton Hall of Fame in 1999.[3] Molenda died in July 1986 in Banning, California.[2] After his death in 1986, the Pro Football Hall of Fame's veterans committee was reportedly considering Molenda as a possible inductee.[2]
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- ^ a b c d e f "Molenda Joins Green Bay Staff". Waukesha Daily Freeman. 1947-05-03.
- ^ a b c d Jerry Magee (1986-09-28). "Rams' Everett deal bad break for Packers cornerback Lewis". The San Diego Union.
- ^ Rick Eymer (1999-09-03). "St. Francis High Can't Wait To Kick Off Football Season". The San Francisco Chronicle.