Chester R. Kozel (October 15, 1919 – June 27, 1982) was an American football lineman.
[1] Kozel played at the tackle position for the Ole Miss Rebels football team from 1939 to 1941.
[5] Kozel served in the United States Marine Corps during World War II.
[7][8] Kozel was hired in 1951 as a teacher in the physical education department at his alma mater, Kenosha High School.
[9] In 1962, his car struck a passenger train traveling 90 miles per hour and was thrown 60 feet into a ditch; Kozel refused hospitalization for his injuries.