Roger Zatkoff

Zatkoff in 1952

No. 74, 57

Position:

Linebacker, defensive end

Personal information

Date of birth:

March 25, 1931 (age 86)

Place of birth:

Hamtramck, Michigan

Height:

6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)

Weight:

216 lb (98 kg)

Career information

High school:

Hamtramck (MI)

College:

Michigan

NFL Draft:

1953 / Round: 5 / Pick: 55

Career history

Green Bay Packers (1953–1956)
Detroit Lions (1957–1958)

Career highlights and awards

First-team All-Big Ten (1951, 1952)
First-team All-Pro (1954, 1955)
Pro Bowl (1954, 1955, 1956)

Career NFL statistics

Games played:	72
Interceptions:	4
Fumble recoveries:	8

Player stats at PFR

Games played:	72
Interceptions:	4
Fumble recoveries:	8

Roger Zatkoff (born March 25, 1931) is a former American football player and businessman.

A native of Hamtramck, Michigan, Zatkoff played college football for the University of Michigan from 1950 to 1952 and was selected as a first-team All-Big Ten Conference player in both 1951 and 1952. He later played professional football in the National Football League (NFL) for the Green Bay Packers from 1953 to 1956 and for the Detroit Lions in 1957 and 1958. He was selected as an All-Pro player by in 1954 (UP first team, AP second team), 1955 (AP and TSN first team), 1956 (NEA second team). He was also a member of the 1957 Detroit Lions team that won the NFL championship.

After retiring from football, Zatkoff operated a manufacturing supply company based in the Detroit area. The company became the largest independent distributor of seals in North America.

Zatkoff was born in Hamtramck, Michigan, in 1931. He played at the fullback position at Hamtramck High School.

Zatkoff enrolled at the University of Michigan in 1949 and played college football for Bennie Oosterbaan's Michigan Wolverines football teams from 1950 to 1952. As a freshman, he was awarded the Meyer Morton Award as the freshman player showing the most promise. He started nine games at linebacker for the 1950 Michigan Wolverines football team that defeated Ohio State in the famous Snow Bowl game, won the Big ten championship, and defeated the University of California in the 1951 Rose Bowl. He started all nine games at linebacker for the 1951 Wolverines, and he was selected by the Associated Press as a first-team linebacker on the 1951 All-Big Ten Conference football team. As a senior in 1952, he started all nine games for Michigan at the linebacker position and was selected as a first-team All-Big Ten player by both the Associated Press and United Press.

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