Bob Heydenfeldt

Bob Heydenfeldt
	Heydenfeldt, circa 1950
Profile
Positions	Halfback • Punter
Personal information
Born	September 17, 1933 (age 92); Canoga Park, California, U.S.
Height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight	190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
College	University of California, Los Angeles
Career history
1955	Edmonton Eskimos
Awards and highlights
	1955 Grey Cup champion; National champion (1954); Second-team All-PCC (1954);

Robert Marshall Heydenfeldt (born September 17, 1933) is a former American and Canadian football player.

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Heydenfeldt played tight end and punter for coach Red Sanders at University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) from 1952-1954. He was a member of the Bruins team that in 1954 was named the FWAA & UPI National Champions. He was commissioned a 2nd lieutenant in the United States Air Force Reserves upon graduation from UCLA.^[1] He played professionally for the Edmonton Eskimos of the Western Interprovincial Football Union and won the 1955 Grey Cup. Heydenfeldt returned to the U.S. after one season in Canada and joined the Air Force. He was stationed at Hamilton Air Force Base in Novato, California and played End for the base football team. He later opened a sporting goods store with former UCLA teammate Don Long.

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