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Bob Kennedy (American football, born 1921)
American football player (1921–2010) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Robert Henry Kennedy (June 29, 1921 – July 29, 2010) was an American professional football player who was a running back for five seasons with the New York Yankees of the All-America Football Conference (AAFC) and the New York Yanks of the National Football League (NFL).[1]
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Football career
After graduation from Sandpoint High School in northern Idaho, Kennedy attended Washington State College in Pullman and played college football for the Cougars;[2][3][4][5] he was an All-American fullback and quarterback.[6] He continued to play football for the U.S. Army Air Forces during the years of World War II,[6] with the Third Air Force Gremlins.
Although selected by the Philadelphia Eagles in the 1943 NFL draft,[7] 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 on defense.[6]
In 1950, following the merger of the AAFC and the NFL, Kennedy played one season for the short-lived New York Yanks of the NFL.
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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.[6]
He was inducted into the WSU athletic hall of fame in 1988.[8]
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