Bob Tanner

For the politician from Wyoming, see Bob Tanner (politician).

Robert Erwin Tanner (September 27, 1907 – December 8, 1997) was an American football player.

Bob Tanner

Personal information
Born:	(1907-09-27)September 27, 1907 Fairmont, Minnesota, U.S.
Died:	September 27, 1997(1997-09-27) (aged 90) Homosassa, Florida, U.S.
Height:	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight:	190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
High school:	East (MN)
College:	Minnesota
Position:	End, tackle
Career history
Frankford Yellow Jackets (1930)
Career highlights and awards
Second-team All-American (1929) First-team All-Big Ten (1929) Second-team All-Big Ten (1928)

Born in 1907 in Fairmont, Minnesota, Tanner attended Marshall High School and played college football for the University of Minnesota from 1926 to 1929.^[1] He was selected as a first-team end on the 1929 All-Big Ten Conference football team.^[2] He also played for Minnesota's baseball and basketball teams.^[3] He was the first University of Minnesota athlete to win nine varsity letters in major sports.^[4]

Tanner played professional football in the National Football League (NFL) as an end and tackle for the Frankford Yellow Jackets in 1930. He appeared in 12 NFL games, eight as a starter.^[5]

After his football career ended, Tanner worked as a sales representative for the National Can Co. Ne moved to Florida in 1990. He died in 1997 in Homosassa, Florida.^[6]