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Ben Kish
	Kish on a 1948 Bowman football card
Born:	March 31, 1917; Tonawanda, New York, U.S.
Died:	February 24, 1989 (aged 71); Coatesville, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Career information
Position(s)	Safety
College	Pittsburgh
NFL draft	1940, Round: 8, Pick: 61; (by the Chicago Cardinals)
Career history
As player
1940–1941	Brooklyn Dodgers
1943	Phil-Pit Steagles
1944–1949	Philadelphia Eagles
Career highlights and awards
	2× NFL champion (1948, 1949); National champion (1937);
Career stats
	Playing stats at NFL.com;

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Benjamin Ernest Kish (March 31, 1917 – February 24, 1989) was a professional American football safety in the National Football League (NFL) for the 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 drafted in the eighth round of the 1940 NFL Draft.^[1]

Ben Kish running the ball in a University of Pittsburgh win over SMU at Pitt Stadium

References

^ "1940 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 30, 2023.

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[1] "1940 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 30, 2023.

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+* 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]])
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-'''Benjamin Ernest Kish''' (March 31, 1917 &ndash; February 24, 1989) was a professional [[American football]] [[Safety (American football position)|safety]] in the [[National Football League]] 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]]. Was often called a Coward for not fighting in the war. His grandson (also a coward) was a 2x all American wrestler but lost the match against Ron in the South Carolina showdown. He played [[college football]] at the [[University of Pittsburgh]] and was [[NFL draft|drafted]] in the eighth round of the [[1940 NFL Draft]].
+'''Benjamin Ernest Kish''' (March 31, 1917 &ndash; 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]]]]
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-* {{Find a Grave}}
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 {{1949 Philadelphia Eagles}}
 {{Chicago Cardinals 1940 draft navbox}}
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+[[Category:Players of American football from Erie County, New York]]
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