After attending Hurst High School, located in Norvelt, Pennsylvania, Gorinski attended and played college football at Louisiana State University.
He is the uncle of Bob Gorinski, a designated hitter with the Minnesota Twins in 1977.
[2] That year the Steelers and the Eagles merged their teams during the 1943 season and became the Philadelphia-Pittsburgh "Steagles".
The Eagles, received enough players back from the war and resumed their traditional operation.
[3] On November 29, 1941, with Gorinski in at fullback, the LSU Tigers defeated Tulane 19-0 in New Orleans.