Steve Uhrinyak

{{Short description|American football player (1914–1986)}}

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{{Infobox NFL biography

| name = Steve Uhrinyak

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| position = Guard, tackle

| birth_date = {{birth date|1914|11|23}}

| birth_place = Homestead, Pennsylvania, U.S.

| death_date = {{death date and age|1986|12|18|1914|11|23}}

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| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 2

| weight_lbs = 218

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| college = Franklin & Marshall

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| pastteams =

• Washington Redskins ({{NFL Year|1939}})

| pfr = U/UhriSt20

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Steven James Uhrinyak (November 23, 1914 – December 18, 1986) was an American football guard and tackle. Born in 1914 in Homestead, Pennsylvania, he played college football at Franklin & Marshall College from 1936 to 1938.{{cite web |url=http://www.profootballarchives.com/uhri00200.html |title=Steve Uhrinyak - The Pro Football Archives |website=www.profootballarchives.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140201184121/http://www.profootballarchives.com/uhri00200.html |archive-date=2014-02-01}} In 1939, he signed with the Washington Redskins of the National Football League (NFL).{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/intelligencer-journal-steve-uhrinyak-f/150335836/|newspaper=Intelligencer Journal|via=Newspapers.com|date=May 8, 1939|page=11|title=Steve Uhrinyak, F. & M., Signs With Washington Pros|author=Frey, Charley}} {{Open access}}

He was converted by coach Ray Flaherty from a guard to a tackle and appeared as a backup in the season opener against the Eagles. He was released after the first game as he "appeared a little too green" for NFL competition. He was then waived by all nine of the other NFL clubs.{{cite news|title=Skins Cut Uhrinyak, Recruit Guard; 33 Players Remain|newspaper=Evening Star|date=September 24, 1939|page=51|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/evening-star-skins-cut-uhrinyak-recruit/150411415/}}