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Gene Cichowski
Date of birth: (1934-05-20) May 20, 1934 (age 90)
Place of birth: Chicago, Illinois
Career information
Position(s): Cornerback
College: Indiana
NFL Draft: 1957 / Round: 21 / Pick: 246
Organizations
 As player:
1957
1958–1959
Pittsburgh Steelers
Washington Redskins
Playing stats at NFL.com

Eugene Walter "Chick" Cichowski (born May 20, 1934 in Chicago, Illinois) is a former American football cornerback in the National Football League 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 later went on to scout for the Baltimore Ravens and New York Jets.


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