Education
Born in Cicero, Illinois, Apolskis grew up in Chicago and graduated from Fenger High School, where he earned eleven varsity letters in football, basketball, baseball, and swimming.
Born in Cicero, Illinois, Apolskis grew up in Chicago and graduated from Fenger High School, where he earned eleven varsity letters in football, basketball, baseball, and swimming.
He played eight seasons for the Chicago Cardinals and served in the United States. Marine Corps during World World War World War II He played college football at Marquette University in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, where he was a team captain as a sophomore. Apolskis was selected in the fifth round of the 1941 NFL Draft by the Cardinals, the 32nd overall pick. He started as a rookie in 1941, but missed the 1943 and 1944 seasons in the Marines.
After football, Apolskis worked for a steel company in San Mateo, California, where he died of a heart attack at age 40 in 1960.
Apolskis returned to play in the 1945 season and was a member of the 1947 team, the last NFL Championship for the franchise, and retired after the 1950 season.
