Bernard Lemonick (1928 – February 13, 2015)[1] was an American football player and football coach. He was an All-American football player at Penn, playing for the Quakers from 1948 to 1950. After his playing career, he coached as an assistant coach and defensive line coach at Penn.
High school career
Lemonick was an all-public guard at Olney High School.[2]
College career
Lemonick was a First Team All-America selection while on the University of Pennsylvania football team in the late 1940s and early 1950s.[2] Playing at Penn from 1948-1950, he was one of the best linemen in the country while being named to several All-America teams.[3]
Professional career
Lemonick was selected by the New York Giants in the 1951 NFL draft with the 254th overall pick in the 21st round.[4] He never appeared in an NFL game.
Coaching career
Lemonick was an assistant football coach at Penn for five seasons and was a defensive line coach.[3]
Halls of fame
Lemonick is a member of the Philadelphia Jewish Sports Hall of Fame.[2] He was a 1996 inductee into the Penn Athletics Hall of Fame.[5]
References
- ^ https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/legacyremembers/bernard-lemonick-obituary?id=9574340
- ^ a b c https://phillyjewishsports.org/2014/03/bernie-lemonick/
- ^ a b https://pennathletics.com/news/2016/6/27/5771ad04e4b0028e7235f78a_131492754455408480
- ^ https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1951/draft.htm
- ^ https://almanac.upenn.edu/archive/volumes/v61/n24/obit.html