:Stan Batinski

{{Short description|American football player (1917–1990)}}

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| image = Stan Batinski 1946.jpg

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| caption =Batinski in 1946

| height_ft =5

| height_in = 10

| weight_lb =215

|birth_date=March 4, 1917

|birth_place=Greenfield, Massachusetts

|death_date=January 29, 1990

|death_place=Greenfield, Massachusetts

|Position=Guard

|high_school=Greenfield (Greenfield, Massachusetts)

|College=Temple

|DatabaseFootball=BATINSTA01

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|playing_years1=1941, 1943–1947

|playing_team1=Detroit Lions

|playing_years2=1948

|playing_team2=Boston Yanks

|playing_years3=1949

|playing_team3=New York Bulldogs

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Stanley "Bull" Batinski (March 4, 1917 – January 29, 1990) was an American football player.

A native of Greenfield, Massachusetts, Batinksi attended Greenfield High School and played college football for Temple University from 1938 to 1940.

He played professional football in the National Football League as guard and tackle for the Detroit Lions (1941, 1943–1947), Boston Yanks (1948), and New York Bulldogs (1949). He appeared in 81 games, 46 as a starter, and was selected by Pro Football Illustrated as a first-team guard on the 1945 All-Pro Team.{{cite web|title=Stan Batinski|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=Pro-Football-Reference.com|access-date=August 30, 2020|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/B/BatiSt20.htm}} He missed the 1942 season while serving in the U.S. Army, but returned to the Lions after receiving a medical discharge in February 1943.{{cite news|title=We Congratulate|newspaper=Detroit Free Press|date=March 4, 1947|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/58342285/we-congratulate/|via=Newspapers.com}}{{cite news|title=Lions May Get Sinkwich Through Marine Release|newspaper=Detroit Free Press|date=August 24, 1943|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/58342946/batinski/|via=Newspapers.com}}