Bill Vohaska

William John Vohaska (May 17, 1929 – December 24, 2004) was an American football player.

[1] He was selected as captain of the 1950 Illinois Fighting Illini football team that was ranked No.

[2] He was selected by the Associated Press as the first-team center on its 1950 College Football All-America Team.

[3][4] Illinois head coach Ray Eliot called Vohaska a "hustler and a perfectionist" and "the finest player I have ever worked with".

[5] Vohaska also competed for the Illinois wrestling team, but he forfeited his senior year of wrestling eligibility to participate in an all-star bowl game in Hawaii.