[2][3] There, he played football for the Louisville Cardinals and received All-American honors.
[3][4] He was selected by the Kansas City Chiefs in the third round (18th overall) of the 1964 American Football League draft, but did not sign.
[5] At the time of his death, Kortas was the highest NFL draft selection from the university.
[2][6] During his 1964 rookie season, Kortas played in 14 games (5 starts) and was credited with 0.5 sacks.
[1] He played one more season with the Steelers, and was traded to the Chicago Bears two weeks before the start of the 1969 season, having been displaced as defensive tackle by new coach Chuck Noll in favor of Joe Greene.