The man named Bronko Nagurski was born in November of 1908. His real first name was Bronislau but his nickname Bronko stuck and he was forever known as Bronko Nagurski.
Nagurski was born in Canada and when he was five, his family moved to the town of International Falls, Minnesota. Nagurski went to high school in Bemidji, Minnesota where he was found by the head coach of the Minnesota Golden Gophers.
Nagurski attended the University of Minnesota playing his college ball there.
Now keep in mind, the players of yesteryear weren’t as big as the guys that play today.