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Jason Bitsko (R.I.P.)

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Anyone know if his grandfather was Micky Bitsko? Mickey was a much ballyhooed recruit to ND in the early sixties. He transferred to U Dayton where he was a solid linebacker for the flyers. One of those life imitates art things: the name, Mickey Bitsko, had been used a good deal by one of the regular cartoonists at MAD Magazine until the real Mickey headed off to South Bend.
 
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cincibuck said:
Anyone know if his grandfather was Micky Bitsko? Mickey was a much ballyhooed recruit to ND in the early sixties. He transferred to U Dayton where he was a solid linebacker for the flyers. One of those life imitates art things: the name, Mickey Bitsko, had been used a good deal by one of the regular cartoonists at MAD Magazine until the real Mickey headed off to South Bend.
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Not definitively, but it seems likely: http://obituaries.triblive.com/listing/113405/Stella-Bitsko/
 
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cincibuck said:
Anyone know if his grandfather was Micky Bitsko? Mickey was a much ballyhooed recruit to ND in the early sixties. He transferred to U Dayton where he was a solid linebacker for the flyers. One of those life imitates art things: the name, Mickey Bitsko, had been used a good deal by one of the regular cartoonists at MAD Magazine until the real Mickey headed off to South Bend.
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His grandfather is Mickey, according to his obituary.
 
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cincibuck said:
Thanks. I saw Mickey play several times, once against Bowling Green. this is back when Dayton was still Div 1a. Sounds like he decided to stay in Dayton after his playing days.
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He's definitely Mickey's grandson. I played FB & wrestled with his dad for one year at Carroll. Randy has long been a coach & teacher in the Wayne school system.
 
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