Professional Football Player, Major League Baseball Player. He attended Conemaugh High School in Pennsylvania prior to enrolling at Michigan State University, when he played collegiate football and baseball. Yewcic, (halfback position) will be remembered for throwing a pass to the Michigan State quarterback in a trick play which resulted in a touchdown against Ohio State in a 1951 game which would catapult the Spartans to a claim of the National Championship. The play became know as the "Transcontinental Pass." Yewcic received All-American honors that year. In 1954 at the catcher position, he contributed to Michigan State capturing the Big Ten Championship and received College World Series MVP honors. This experience led to his signing a contract with the Detroit Tigers. On June 27 1957, he made his Major League debut. However, Yewcic chose to focus on a professional football career and went on to play with the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League in 1960. He was previously drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers during the 1954 NFL Draft. He signed with the Boston Patriots of the American Football League (1960 to 1966) and played at the quarterback, halfback and punter positions. Following his playing career, he remained in the sport and served as a coach with the New England Patriots. He was inducted into the Michigan State University Athletics Hall of Fame in 2003 and was named to the New England Patriots 1960s All-Decade Team.
Professional Football Player, Major League Baseball Player. He attended Conemaugh High School in Pennsylvania prior to enrolling at Michigan State University, when he played collegiate football and baseball. Yewcic, (halfback position) will be remembered for throwing a pass to the Michigan State quarterback in a trick play which resulted in a touchdown against Ohio State in a 1951 game which would catapult the Spartans to a claim of the National Championship. The play became know as the "Transcontinental Pass." Yewcic received All-American honors that year. In 1954 at the catcher position, he contributed to Michigan State capturing the Big Ten Championship and received College World Series MVP honors. This experience led to his signing a contract with the Detroit Tigers. On June 27 1957, he made his Major League debut. However, Yewcic chose to focus on a professional football career and went on to play with the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League in 1960. He was previously drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers during the 1954 NFL Draft. He signed with the Boston Patriots of the American Football League (1960 to 1966) and played at the quarterback, halfback and punter positions. Following his playing career, he remained in the sport and served as a coach with the New England Patriots. He was inducted into the Michigan State University Athletics Hall of Fame in 2003 and was named to the New England Patriots 1960s All-Decade Team.
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