Francis Joseph "Bucko" Kilroy was an American football player and executive. Kilroy was born in the Port Richmond section of Philadelphia, where he attended St. Anne's grade school before attending Northeast Catholic High School and then Temple University. As a Junior at North he played on the Falcons Championship team of 1937. Kilroy was originally recruited by Notre Dame but went on to become one of the finest linemen in Temple football history. He starred for the Owls in the 1940 and 1941 seasons, helping Temple defeat rivals Penn State, Bucknell and Villanova in the same year for the first and only time in school history. He played both offense and defense and started every game in 1941 en route to becoming the first Temple football player to receive Honorable Mention All-America honors. In 1942 & part of 1943 he served in the Merchant marines during WWII. Drafted by the Eagles he played offensive & defensive line in the National Football League for 13 seasons. He also was often called one of the toughest, if not the dirtiest, player of that era. 

May 30th, 1921 in Philadelphia  /  Died:   Jul 10th, 2007 - aged 86