He was selected in the seventh round of the 1956 NFL draft by the Chicago Cardinals and played three seasons with the team.

Following his time in the NFL, Konovsky played with the Denver Broncos during the 1961 American Football League season.

Also a wrestler, Konovsky was a 3 time Big Ten HWT Champion at The University of Wisconsin (Madison) and finished second the NCAA three times and is an inductee in the National Wrestling Hall of Fame and Museum.

[2] Bob also was a professional wrestler after college using the nickname Killer Konovsky.

[3] This biographical article relating to an American football offensive lineman born in the 1930s is a stub.