George Platukis
George Paul Platukis
Born: March 15, 1915
West Hazleton, PA USA
Deceased: May 17, 1973
Benton, PA
Position: E-DE
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 196
College: Duquesne
High School: West Hazleton (PA)
Career: 1938-1942
Drafted: 1938 in Round 6, #44 overall by the Pittsburgh Pirates
George Platukis played from 1938 to 1942 during his career with the Cleveland Rams, Pittsburgh Pirates and Pittsburgh Steelers. Platukis caught 33 passes for 621 yards and 6 receiving touchdowns in his career. He also ran for 6 yards in his career on 3 attempts.
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Rushing:
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1938 | NFL Pittsburgh Pirates | 4 | 82 | 20.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1939 | NFL Pittsburgh Pirates | 7 | 170 | 24.3 | 63 | 3 |
| 1940 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 15 | 290 | 19.3 | 45 | 2 |
| 1941 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 11 | 0 |
| 1942 | NFL Cleveland Rams | 5 | 64 | 12.8 | 22 | 1 |
| Totals | 33 | 621 | 18.8 | 63 | 6 |
Interceptions:
Defense and Fumbles:
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1939 | NFL Pittsburgh Pirates | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |||||||||
| 1940 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||||
| 1942 | NFL Cleveland Rams | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||
| Totals | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1938 | NFL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 5 | 2 |
| 1939 | NFL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 11 | 6 |
| 1940 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | 11 | 11 |
| 1941 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | 11 | 7 |
| 1942 | NFL | Cleveland Rams | 9 | 2 |
