Английская Википедия:Bob Kennedy (American football, born 1921)
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
External links
- Washington State University Athletics Hall of Fame Шаблон:Webarchive – Bob Kennedy
- Шаблон:Footballstats
- Шаблон:Find a Grave
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
- ↑ 2,0 2,1 2,2 "Robert H. 'Bob' Kennedy," The Arizona Republic, www.azcentral.com/
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite news
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