Archie Kodros
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| Sport(s) | Football |
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| Biographical details | |
| Born | January 20, 1918 |
| Died | June 4, 1990 (aged 72) Iowa City, Iowa |
| Playing career | |
| 1937–1939 | Michigan |
| 1942 | Army All-Stars |
| 1945 | 2nd Air Force Superbombers |
| Position(s) | Center |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1940–1941 | Michigan (assistant) |
| 1948 | Whitman (line) |
| 1949–1950 | Whitman |
| 1951 | Hawaii |
| 1952–1965 | Iowa (assistant) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 4–7 (Hawaii only) |
Archie J. Kodros (January 20, 1918 – June 4, 1990) was an American football player and coach. He played for the University of Michigan football team from 1937 to 1939 and was selected as a first-team All-American and team captain in his senior year. He served in the U.S. Army Air Forces during World War II. After the war, Kodros worked as a football coach at Whitman College (1948–1950), University of Hawaii (1951), and University of Iowa (1952–1965).
Kodros grew up in Alton, Illinois and graduated from Alton High School in 1936. Kodros played football in high school and had an offer to play for the University of Illinois. He chose instead to play for the University of Michigan because they had a tradition of having great centers.
Kodros worked his way into the starting line-up at Michigan as a sophomore walk-on in 1937. He played at the center position for Michigan from 1937 to 1939 and was the captain of the 1939 Michigan Wolverines football team. He played on the line with Forest Evashevski and Tom Harmon in the backfield. In 1939, one Ohio sports reporter credited Kodros with a share of Harmon's success: "One reason why Tom Harmon plays so sensationally each Saturday is shown here. The Michigan line, led by Captain Archie Kodros, No. 53, blocks beautifully and opens the way for Tom to get into the secondary, where the star Wolverine back can peddle his own papers." In his final game for Michigan, Kodros intercepted a pass deep in Michigan's territory off Ohio State's All-American quarterback, Don Scott, to help lead the Wolverines to a 21–14 win over the Buckeyes.
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