He was one of Michigan's "Seven Oak Posts" line in 1942, made famous for their durability and two-way playing, and was also a key blocker for the 1947 offensive unit known as the "Mad Magicians."

[2][3] With the roster depleted due to the war, Pritula was one of several 60-minute men on the 1942 team who played all ten games with little or no substitution.

[4][5][6] Michigan's 1942 line, which included Pritula, Julius Franks, Elmer Madar, Merv Pregulman, Albert Wistert, and Robert Kolesar, became known as the "Seven Oak Posts.

[8] Pritula missed three years at Michigan while serving in the U.S. Army Air Corps engineers during World War II.

[14] Pritula was a member of Kappa Sigma fraternity and Tau Beta Pi national engineering society at Michigan.

[15] In June 1948, Pritula was hired as the line coach at Morningside College in Sioux City, Iowa.