Bob Nowaskey

{{Short description|American football player (1918–1971)}}

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

{{Infobox NFL biography

| name = Bob Nowaskey

| image = Bob Nowaskey - 1950 Bowman.jpg

| caption = Nowaskey on a 1950 Bowman football card

| number = 20, 55, 52

| position = End

| birth_date = {{Birth date|1918|2|3|mf=y}}

| birth_place = Everson, Pennsylvania, U.S.

| death_date = {{Death date and age|1971|3|21|1918|2|3|mf=y}}

| death_place = Arlington Heights, Illinois, U.S.

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 0

| weight_lb = 205

| high_school = Scottsdale (PA)

| college = George Washington

| draftyear = 1940

| draftround = 7

| draftpick = 55

| pastteams =

• Chicago Bears ({{NFL Year|1940|1942}})
• Los Angeles Dons (1946-1948)
• Baltimore Colts (1948–{{NFL Year|1950}})

| highlights =

• 2× NFL champion (1940, 1941)
• Third-team All-American (1939)
• Second-team All-Eastern (1939)

| statlabel1 = Receptions

| statvalue1 = 51

| statlabel2 = Receiving yards

| statvalue2 = 767

| statlabel3 = Receiving touchdowns

| statvalue3 = 6

| pfr = NowaBo20

}}

Robert John Nowaskey (February 3, 1918 – March 21, 1971) was an American football end, born in Everett, Pennsylvania, who played eight seasons in the All-America Football Conference (AAFC) and in the National Football League (NFL). He was selected in the seventh round of the 1940 NFL draft.{{Cite web |title=1940 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1940/draft.htm |access-date=2023-03-30 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}