Professional Football Player. He attended Lansing Central High School in Lansing, Michigan and played collegiate football at the University of Michigan. While with the Wolverines, he distinguished himself as a versatile force on the gridiron whom was capable at playing the tackle, center and guard positions. He earned All-American and All-Big Ten Lineman status in 1943. Selected by the Green Bay Packers during the 1st-round of the 1944 NFL Draft, his professional initiation was delayed due to his service as a gunnery officer with the United States Navy during World War II. He joined the Packers in 1946 and would go onto the Detroit Lions and New York Bulldogs, totaling 47 regular season games in four seasons in the National Football League (1946 to 1949). Following his football career, he became a successful business executive in Chattanooga. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1982.
Professional Football Player. He attended Lansing Central High School in Lansing, Michigan and played collegiate football at the University of Michigan. While with the Wolverines, he distinguished himself as a versatile force on the gridiron whom was capable at playing the tackle, center and guard positions. He earned All-American and All-Big Ten Lineman status in 1943. Selected by the Green Bay Packers during the 1st-round of the 1944 NFL Draft, his professional initiation was delayed due to his service as a gunnery officer with the United States Navy during World War II. He joined the Packers in 1946 and would go onto the Detroit Lions and New York Bulldogs, totaling 47 regular season games in four seasons in the National Football League (1946 to 1949). Following his football career, he became a successful business executive in Chattanooga. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1982.
Bio by: C.S.
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