Английская Википедия:Bob Kennedy (American football, born 1921)

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Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Infobox NFL player Robert Henry Kennedy (June 29, 1921 – July 29, 2010) was a professional American football player who played running back for five seasons for the New York Yankees of the All-America Football Conference (AAFC) and the New York Yanks of the National Football League (NFL).[1]

Football career

After graduation from Sandpoint High School in northern Idaho, Kennedy attended Washington State College in Pullman and played college football for the Шаблон:Nowrap he was an All-American fullback and quarterback.[2] He continued to play football for the U.S. Army Air Forces during the years of World War II,[2] with the Third Air Force Gremlins.

Although selected by the Philadelphia Eagles in the 1943 NFL Draft,[3] after the war Kennedy signed a contract to play for the upstart New York Yankees of the AAFC, a new professional league established in competition with the established NFL. Kennedy played "both ways" for the Yankees, starting as a running back on offense and a linebacker and defensive back Шаблон:Nowrap

In Шаблон:Nfly, following the merger of the AAFC and the NFL, Kennedy played one season for the short-lived New York Yanks of the NFL.

After football

During his later years, Kennedy worked as a real estate broker and a property developer in southern California; he was a proficient chef and an aficionado of playing cards.[2]

He was inducted into the WSU athletic hall of fame Шаблон:Nowrap

References

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External links

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