Year No Pos Hgt Wgt Cl Ltr Hometown 1953 62 LT 6-0 200 Jr * Monaca, PA 1954 62 RT 6-1 215 Sr * Monaca, PA
| Al Makowiecki |
Full Name: Alex Mike Makowiecki |
| FSU Career |
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Year No Pos Hgt Wgt Cl Ltr Hometown 1953 62 LT 6-0 200 Jr * Monaca, PA 1954 62 RT 6-1 215 Sr * Monaca, PA |
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| Awards |
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Year Award
1954 National Intercollegiate Ath Assoc - 1st Team All-American
Williamson Middle Group - 2nd Team All-American
Associated Press - 2nd Team Little All-American
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| Elected into the FSU Hall of Fame in 1993 |
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Al Makowiecki was one of those tough, rugged athletes from the Tom Nugent-era of Seminole football. The 6'2", 215 lbs. Monaca, Pennsylvania native was an outstanding two-way player for the Tribe. Playing both offensive and defensive tackle during the 1953-54 season, Makowiecki climaxed an incredible career when he was named captain of the 8-4 Seminoles in their 1954 Sun Bowl appearance. Vic Prinzi, Burt Reynolds and other Seminole running backs gave "Big Al" much of the credit for making defensive debris of would-be tacklers. His ability to clear the way enabled Seminole backs to run wild in Doak Campbell Stadium. His former head coach, Tom Nugent, regards Makowiecki as having the gift of "great leadership." Nugent credited him as a premier player on both sides of the ball. Said former athletic director and assistant coach at Florida State, Vaughn Mancha, "I've coached many great linemen and Al was one of the best. If a ball carrier stayed in bounds big Makowiecki would have a piece of him." Makowiecki received acclaim for his play in 1954, earning "All-State" and "All-American" honors. After graduating from FSU, Makowiecki served two years in the U.S. Army. After which, he returned to pro football playing three years with the Montreal Alouettes in the Canadian Football League. In 1991 he was inducted into the Western Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame. Since the early beginnings of Florida State's football program, Al Makowiecki, is still regarded as a "big-time" Seminole.
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| FSU Statistics |
| Football |
Defensive Statistics Year GP TK Ast Tot Sack Yds TFL Yds QBH Int Yds TD PBU FF FR Yds TD Bk Saf ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1953 . . 0 . . . . . 1 . 0 . . . . 0 . . 1954 . . 0 . . . . . . . 0 . 1 1 0 0 . . ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tot 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 |
Bowl Games Played, not included in the above stats Note: Bowl Game stats were not included before the 2002 season 1954 SUN BOWL |