Ku dhameystir weedhan soo socota: Wuxuu ku dhashay kuna soo barbaaray Toledo, Ohio, Szymanski wuxuu ka qalin jabiyay Libbey High School, ka dibna wuxuu ka ciyaaray kubada cagta kulliyadda Jaamacadda Notre Dame. Wuxuu ahaa xulashada lixaad ee guud ee 1955 NFL Draft, oo ay qaateen wareega labaad ee Colts. Waxa uu ka maqnaa xilli ciyaareedkii 1956 sababtoo ah adeegga militariga, wuxuuna ka ciyaaray saddex kooxood oo horyaalka NFL ah (1958,
1959 iyo 1968).