Steve Lach
| Date of birth | August 6, 1920 |
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| Place of birth | Altoona, Pennsylvania |
| Date of death | July 12, 1961 (aged 40) |
| Place of death | Altoona, Pennsylvania |
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| Position(s) | HB |
| College | Duke |
| NFL draft | 1942 / Round: 1 / Pick 4 |
| Career history | |
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| 1942 | Chicago Cardinals |
| 1946–1947 | Pittsburgh Steelers |
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Steve Lach (August 6, 1920 – July 12, 1961) was an American football player. Lach was among a list of sixty-one nominees to the College Football Hall of Fame in March 1960. He was elected in 1980.
Lach competed in the 5th annual National AAU high school and prep school indoor track and field championships at Madison Square Garden, in February 1938. He placed 4th in the 12-pound shot put, with a distance of 40 feet and 6 inches. While a Duke student, Lach took part in the shot put and discus events in the April 1941 Penn Relay Carnival, held on Franklin Field at the University of Pennsylvania. He came in 4th in the discus competition, with a throw of 140 feet, 11 3⁄4 inches. In the April 1942 Penn Relay Carnival Lach placed 5th in the shotput with a distance of 46 feet, 9 3⁄4 inches. He was also 5th in the discus throw, with a distance of 138 feet.
He played running back as a member of the varsity football team at Duke University. As a senior he was a wingback, which allowed his team to take advantage of his fine blocking ability. His playing weight was 190 pounds.
Lach scored from a half yard out in a 37-0 Duke pasting of Colgate University at Wallace Wade Stadium, in October 1939. He carried three times after George McAfee set up the Blue Devils at the Red Raiders 8-yard-line. Lach passed 42 yards to Tommy Prothro for the final touchdown in a 33-6 win over Syracuse University on October 21. On the 7th play after halftime, Lach broke a 61-yard run for a touchdown at Groves Stadium, against Wake Forest University, on October 26. Wes McAfee tossed a 13-yard pass to Lach against Georgia Tech in the second quarter to complete a 54-yard drive. Lach was one of four Blue Devils selected to the eleven man Southern Conference 1940 Associated Press honor team.
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