George Cheverko

{{Short description|American football player (1920–1977)}}

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

{{Infobox NFL biography

| name = George Cheverko

| image = George Cheverko 1942 (cropped).jpg

| caption = Cheverko, circa 1942

| number = 17, 18

| position = Back

| birth_date = {{Birth date|1920|7|29|mf=y}}

| birth_place = Beaver Meadows, Pennsylvania, U.S.

| death_date = {{death date and age|1977|11|14|1920|7|29}}

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 1

| weight_lb = 197

| college = Fordham

| draftyear = 1944

| draftround = 7

| draftpick = 64

| pastteams =

• New York Giants ({{NFL Year|1947|1948}})
• Washington Redskins (1948)

| statlabel1 = Rushing yards

| statvalue1 = 73

| statlabel2 = Rushing average

| statvalue2 = 3.3

| statlabel3 = Receptions

| statvalue3 = 18

| statlabel4 = Receiving yards

| statvalue4 = 341

| statlabel5 = Total touchdowns

| statvalue5 = 3

| pfr = ChevGe20

}}

George Francis Cheverko (July 29, 1920 – November 14, 1977) was an American football running back in the National Football League for the New York Giants and the Washington Redskins. He played college football at Fordham University and was drafted in the seventh round of the 1944 NFL draft by the Cleveland Rams.{{cite web|url=http://www.databasefootball.com/teams/teamyear.htm?tm=CLR&lg=nfl&yr=1944 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070409125745/http://www.databasefootball.com/teams/teamyear.htm?tm=CLR&lg=nfl&yr=1944 |title=1944 Cleveland Rams |website=databaseFootball.com |archive-date=April 9, 2007 |url-status=usurped |access-date=July 17, 2020}} Cheverko was inducted into the Fordham University Hall of Fame in 1978.{{cite web|url=https://fordhamsports.com/honors/hall-of-fame/george-cheverko/51|title=GEORGE CHEVERKO|website=FordhamSports.com|access-date=May 26, 2020}}