Johnny Strzykalski

{{Short description|American football player (1921–2002)}}

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{{Infobox NFL biography

| name = Johnny Strzykalski

| image = Strzykalski-John-1949.jpg

| caption = John Strzykalski in 1949

| number = 91, 45

| position = Halfback

| birth_date = {{Birth date|1921|12|14}}

| birth_place = Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.

| death_date = {{Death date and age|2002|6|19|1921|12|14}}

| death_place = Hendersonville, North Carolina, U.S.

| height_ft = 5

| height_in = 9

| weight_lb = 190

| high_school = South Division (Milwaukee)

| college = Marquette

| draftyear = 1946

| draftround = 1

| draftpick = 6

| pastteams =

• San Francisco 49ers (1946-{{NFL Year|1952}})

| highlights =

• 2× Second-team All-Pro (1948, 1950)
• Pro Bowl (1950)

| statleague = NFL/AAFC

| statlabel1 = Rushing yards

| statvalue1 = 3,415

| statlabel2 = Rushing average

| statvalue2 = 5.2

| statlabel3 = Receptions

| statvalue3 = 93

| statlabel4 = Receiving yards

| statvalue4 = 1,218

| statlabel5 = Total touchdowns

| statvalue5 = 31

| pfr = StrzJo00

}}

John Raymond "Strike" Strzykalski (December 14, 1921 – June 19, 2002) was an American professional football player who was a halfback for the San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Marquette Golden Avalanche and was selected by the Green Bay Packers in the 1946 NFL draft.{{Cite web | url = https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/S/StrzJo00.htm | website = Pro-Football-Reference.com | access-date = November 1, 2023 | title = Johnny Strzykalski Stats | archive-date = April 4, 2023 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230404220401/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/S/StrzJo00.htm | url-status = live }} Strzykalski served in the United States Air Force prior to his football career.{{Cite news | url = https://www.sfgate.com/sports/article/Original-49er-knew-how-to-put-the-strike-in-2823939.php | newspaper = SFGate | title = Original 49er knew how to put the strike in Strzykalski | last = Bush | first = David | date = July 10, 2002 | access-date = November 1, 2023 | archive-date = September 5, 2017 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170905033802/http://www.sfgate.com/sports/article/Original-49er-knew-how-to-put-the-strike-in-2823939.php | url-status = live }}

Nicknamed "Strike" by his teammates, Strzykalski retired at the end of the 1952 NFL season together with quarterback Frankie Albert, leaving Bruno Banducci the last original 49er on the roster.Professional Football 1953 Year Book of the National Football League. New York: Don Spencer Co., 1953; p. 68.

File:John Strzykalski - 1951 Bowman.jpg