Gene Cichowski

Gene Cichowski
No. 20, 40
Date of birth	May 20, 1934 (age 89)
Place of birth	Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Career information
Position(s)	Cornerback
US college	Indiana
High school	Lane Tech (Chicago, Illinois)
NFL draft	1957 / Round: 21 / Pick: 246
Career history
As player
1957	Pittsburgh Steelers
1958–1959	Washington Redskins
Career stats
	Playing stats at NFL.com; Playing stats at DatabaseFootball.com;

Eugene Walter "Chick" Cichowski (born May 20, 1934) is a former American football cornerback in the National Football League (NFL) for the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Washington Redskins. He played college football at Indiana University and was drafted in the 21st round of the 1957 NFL Draft. He also played semi-pro football in the American Football Association (AFA) and in the Canadian Football League (CFL). He was inducted into the AFA Hall of Fame in 2009. He coached at New Trier high school in Illinois for 20 years with an overall record of 145–47–1. Cichowski was later inducted into the Illinois Football Coaches Association Hall of Fame. He recruited Clay Matthews Jr to play his Senior season at New Trier. He later went on to scout for the Baltimore Ravens and New York Jets.

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