:Stan Kozlowski

{{Short description|American football player (1924–1972)}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}}

{{Infobox NFL biography

| name = Stan Kozlowski

| number = 73

| position = Fullback

| birth_date = {{birth date|1924|2|5}}

| birth_place = Rumford, Rhode Island, U.S.

| death_date = {{death date and age|1972|8|23|1924|2|5}}

| death_place = Littleton, Massachusetts, U.S.

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 1

| weight_lb = 200

| high_school = St. Raphael Academy
(Pawtucket, Rhode Island)

| college = Notre Dame
Holy Cross

| draftyear = 1946

| draftround = 3

| draftpick = 24

| pastteams =

| highlights =

| statleague = AAFC

| statlabel1 = Rushing yards

| statvalue1 = 61

| statlabel2 = Rushing average

| statvalue2 = 3.4

| statlabel3 = Receptions

| statvalue3 = 2

| statlabel4 = Receiving yards

| statvalue4 = 27

| pfr = KozlSt20

}}

Stanley J. Kozlowski (February 25, 1924 – August 23, 1972) was an American football fullback in the All-America Football Conference (AAFC) for the Miami Seahawks. He played college football at the University of Notre Dame and the College of the Holy Cross and was drafted in the third round of the 1946 NFL draft by the Washington Redskins. In August 1972, he was walking across a street and was hit by a motorist. He died a few hours later at a hospital.{{Cite news |date=August 26, 1972 |title=Ex-Rhody Athlete Dies in Crash |page=24 |work=Hartford Courant |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/99558824/hartford-courant/ |access-date=April 11, 2022 |via=Newspapers.com}}

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