Claim: Jelacic, born in Brainerd, Minnesota, played college football as an end at the University of Minnesota (a Twin Cities of Minneapolis-based public land-grant research university) and was captain of the 1957 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team.
Evidence: Jon Jelacic Jon Jelacic (December 19, 1936 – September 17, 1993) was an American gridiron football player who played defensive lineman for five seasons for the New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL) and the Oakland Raiders of the American Football League (AFL). He played college football as an end at the University of Minnesota and was captain of the 1957 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team. The University of Minnesota, Twin Cities (the U of M, UMN, Minnesota) is a public land-grant research university in the Twin Cities of Minneapolis and Saint Paul, Minnesota. (1936-12-19)December 19, 1936
Brainerd, Minnesota