▁a ▁place k icker ▁and ▁pun ter , ▁played ▁safety ▁on ▁defense ▁and ▁was ▁an ▁out standing ▁block er . ▁ ▁Jan ow icz ▁ep it om ized ▁the ▁' tri ple - th re at ' ▁football ▁player ." ▁ ▁Professional ▁career ▁After ▁college , ▁Jan ow icz ▁passed ▁up ▁offers ▁to ▁play ▁professional ▁football ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁purs ue ▁a ▁baseball ▁career . ▁ ▁He ▁reached ▁the ▁major ▁le agues ▁with ▁the ▁Pitts burgh ▁Pir ates , ▁but ▁hit ▁only ▁. 2 1 4 ▁over ▁two ▁seasons ▁as ▁a ▁ben ch ▁player . ▁ ▁He ▁returned ▁to ▁football ▁late ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 4 ▁season ▁with ▁the ▁Washington ▁Red sk ins , ▁and ▁was ▁their ▁starting ▁half back ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 5 . ▁ ▁During ▁training ▁camp ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 6 , ▁he ▁suffered ▁a ▁serious ▁brain ▁injury ▁in ▁an ▁autom obile ▁accident ▁that ▁left ▁him ▁partially ▁par al yz ed ▁and ▁ended ▁his ▁athlet ic ▁career . ▁ ▁Jan ow icz ▁eventually ▁made ▁a ▁full ▁recovery ▁and ▁became ▁a ▁broad c aster ▁of ▁Buck ey e ▁football ▁games . ▁ ▁Later ▁he ▁worked ▁as ▁an ▁account ▁executive ▁at ▁a ▁Columb us ▁manufact uring ▁firm ▁and , ▁from ▁ 1 9 8 6 , ▁as ▁an ▁administrative ▁assistant ▁to ▁the ▁state ▁aud itor . ▁ ▁He ▁died ▁in ▁Columb us , ▁Ohio , ▁of ▁cancer ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 6 . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁▁▁▁ ▁Category : 1 9 3 0 ▁birth