He played for the Philadelphia Eagles in 1942 and 1945 and for the Miami Seahawks in 1946.
While playing college football for the Northwestern Wildcats, Erdlitz earned All-Western Conference honors.
[1] He was invited to play in the College All-Star Game as the starting quarterback for the College All-Stars on August 28, 1942.
[2] Erdlitz also played college baseball at Northwestern.
[1] In 1943, Erdlitz was an assistant coach at Miami Edison High School.