With the NFL draft heading back to Philadelphia (where the first draft was held in 1936), I thought it would be cool to talk about 1935 and the Minnesota Gophers full back that made the invention of the draft necessary.
Stanislaus Kostka was born in South St Paul to Polish immigrants on July 12, 1912. The six foot tall 220 pound, blonde, fullback initially played at Oregon but transferred home to Minnesota for his Sophomore year. Kostka had a monster college career. In his first game as a Gopher Stan scored 4 touchdowns in the first half.