title: Pete Duranko
text: Peter Nicholas Duranko (December 15, 1943 – July 8, 2011) was a college and professional American football player.  A defensive end, he played college football at the University of Notre Dame, and his professional career for the Denver Broncos. He had also been drafted by the Cleveland Browns.  Duranko was an All-American and a member of Notre Dame's 1966 national champion team.
  
  At Bishop McCort High School, he played football, ran track, and was a shot putter. He was inducted into the Pennsylvania State Hall of Fame.
  
  Duranko earned a Master's degree from St. Francis University of Loretto, Pennsylvania.  After his playing days, he became a steel company executive.  Duranko died in 2011 from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), which he had had since 2000. Postmortem research showed that Duranko had developed chronic traumatic encephalopathy. He was one of at least 345 NFL players to be diagnosed after death with this disease, which is caused by repeated hits to the head.
  
  See also
   List of American Football League players
   List of NFL players with chronic traumatic encephalopathy
  
  References
  
  External links
   
   Pete Duranko memorial page via Wayback Machine
  
  1943 births
  2011 deaths
  American football defensive ends
  Players of American football with chronic traumatic encephalopathy
  Denver Broncos (AFL) players
  Denver Broncos players
  Notre Dame Fighting Irish football players
  Saint Francis University alumni
  Players of American football from Johnstown, Pennsylvania
  American people of Ukrainian descent
  Neurological disease deaths in Pennsylvania
  Deaths from motor neuron disease