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Line 1: {{Short description\|American football player (1917–1989)}} ~~{{NFL player~~ {{Use mdy dates\|date=June 2024}} ~~\|Image=~~ {{more citations needed\|date=April 2023}} ~~\|DateOfBirth=[[March 31]], [[1917]]~~ {{Infobox Canadian Football League biography ~~\|Birthplace={{flagicon\|USA}} [[Tonawanda, NY]]~~ \| name = ~~\|DateofDeath=[[February 24]], [[1989]]~~ \| image = Ben Kish - 1948 Bowman.jpg \|Position=[[Safety (football position)\|Safety]]▼ \| alt = ~~\|College=[[University of Pittsburgh\|Pittsburgh]]~~ \| caption = Kish on a 1948 Bowman football card ~~\|DraftedYear=1940~~ \| birth_date = {{Birth date\|1917\|3\|31}} ~~\|DraftedRound=8~~ \| birth_place = [[Tonawanda (town), New York\|Tonawanda, New York]], U.S. ~~\|PFR=~~ \| death_date = {{Death date and age\|1989\|2\|24\|1917\|3\|31}} ~~\|DatabaseFootball=KISHBEN01~~ \| death_place = [[Coatesville, Pennsylvania]], U.S. ~~\|years=1940-1941<BR>1943-1949~~ \| team = \|teams=[[Brooklyn Dodgers (NFL)\|Brooklyn Dodgers]]<BR>[[Philadelphia Eagles]]▼ \| number = ~~\|ProBowls=~~ \| status = }} ▲\| position1 ~~\|Position~~= [[Safety (gridiron football position)\|Safety]] '''Benjamin E. Kish''' ([[March 31]], [[1917]] - [[February 24]], [[1989]]) was a former professional [[American football]] [[safety (football position)\|safety]] who played for the [[Philadelphia Eagles]] for most of his 9-year [[National Football League\|NFL]] career from [[1940]] through [[1949]]. \| height_ft = \| height_in = \| weight_lb = \| college = [[~~Category:~~Pittsburgh Panthers football ~~players~~\|Pittsburgh]]▼ \| NFLDraftedYear = 1940 \| NFLDraftedRound = 8 \| NFLDraftedPick = 61<br>(by the [[Chicago Cardinals (NFL, 1920–59)\|Chicago Cardinals]]) \| NFLDraftedTeam = \| playing_years1 = 1940–1941 ▲\| playing_team1 = ~~\|teams=~~[[Brooklyn Dodgers (NFL)\|Brooklyn Dodgers~~]]<BR>[[Philadelphia Eagles~~]] \| playing_years2 = 1943 \| playing_team2 = [[Steagles\|Phil-Pit Steagles]] \| playing_years3 = 1944–1949 \| playing_team3 = [[Philadelphia Eagles]] \| career_highlights = * 2× [[List of NFL champions (1920–69)\|NFL champion]] ([[1948 NFL Championship Game\|1948]], [[1949 NFL Championship Game\|1949]]) * [[College football national championships in NCAA Division I FBS\|National champion]] ([[1937 Pittsburgh Panthers football team\|1937]]) \| NFL = KIS237308 \| DatabaseFootball = KISHBEN01 }} '''Benjamin Ernest Kish''' (March 31, 1917 – February 24, 1989) was a professional [[American football]] [[Safety (American football position)\|safety]] in the [[National Football League]] (NFL) for the [[Brooklyn Dodgers (NFL)\|Brooklyn Dodgers]] and [[Philadelphia Eagles]]. He was also a member of the "[[Steagles]]", a team that was the result of a temporary merger between the Eagles and [[Pittsburgh Steelers]] due to the league-wide manning shortages in 1943 brought on by [[World War II]]. He played [[college football]] at the [[University of Pittsburgh]] and was [[NFL draft\|drafted]] in the eighth round of the [[1940 NFL Draft]].<ref>{{Cite web \|title=1940 NFL Draft Listing \|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1940/draft.htm \|access-date=2023-03-30 \|website=Pro-Football-Reference.com \|language=en}}</ref> [[File:KishPittvsSMUOwl39p277.jpg\|thumb\|left\|275px\|Ben Kish running the ball in a [[Pittsburgh Panthers football\|University of Pittsburgh]] win over [[SMU Mustangs football\|SMU]] at [[Pitt Stadium]]]] ==References== {{Reflist}} {{1948 Philadelphia Eagles}} {{1949 Philadelphia Eagles}} {{Chicago Cardinals 1940 draft navbox}} {{1937 Pittsburgh Panthers football navbox}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Kish, Ben}} Line 23 ⟶ 50: [[Category:1989 deaths]] [[Category:American football safeties]] ▲[[Category:Pittsburgh Panthers football players]] [[Category:Brooklyn Dodgers (NFL) players]] [[Category:Drexel Dragons football coaches]] [[Category:Philadelphia Eagles players]] [[Category:Pittsburgh Panthers football players]] [[Category:Steagles players and personnel]] [[Category:People from Tonawanda, New York]] [[Category:Players of American football from Erie County, New York]]