John Casimer "Turk" Yezerski (September 22, 1913 – January 18, 1979), sometimes spelled Jezierski, was an American football player.

Yezerski was born in 1914 in Portland, Oregon, and attended Portland's Washington High School.

John Yezerski

He played college football for the Saint Mary's Gaels football team in 1933 to 1934. He was selected by the Newspaper Enterprise Association (NEA) as a first-team tackle on the 1933 College Football All-America Team. He was dropped from the football team in January 1935 due to scholastic deficiencies.

John Yezerski

He also played professional football as a tackle in the National Football League for the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1936. He appeared in nine games for the Dodgers.

John Yezerski

Yezerski died in 1979 in Boring, Oregon.

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1913 births

1979 deaths

American football tackles

Brooklyn Dodgers (NFL) players

Saint Mary's Gaels football players

Players of American football from Portland, Oregon

Washington High School (Portland, Oregon) alumni