| 词条 | Bob Kennedy (American football, born 1921) |
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| name = Bob Kennedy | image = | alt = | caption = | birth_date = {{Birth date|1921|6|29}} | birth_place = Sandpoint, Idaho | death_date = {{Death date and age|2010|7|29|1921|6|29}} | death_place = Boise, Idaho | number = 85 | status = | position = Running back Defensive back | high_school = Sandpoint (ID) | college = Washington State | height_ft = 5 | height_in = 11 | weight_lbs = 195 | draftyear = 1943 | draftround = 4 | draftpick = 27 | teams =
| nfl = 2518341 | pfr = KennBo20 }}{{Infobox military person |allegiance = {{USA}} |branch = U.S. Army Air Forces |rank = Lieutenant |unit = |serviceyears = |battles = World War II |awards = }}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 careerAfter graduation from Sandpoint High School in northern Idaho, Kennedy attended Washington State College in Pullman and played college football for the {{nowrap|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 {{nowrap|on defense.[6]}} In {{nfly|1950}}, following the merger of the AAFC and the NFL, Kennedy played one season for the short-lived New York Yanks of the NFL. After footballDuring 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 {{nowrap|in 1988.[8]}} References1. ^https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/K/KennBo20.htm 2. ^{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=68xYAAAAIBAJ&sjid=iegDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6022%2C2523235 |work=Eugene Register-Guard |location=(Oregon)|last=Strite |first=Dick |title= WSC Cougars plow through Webfoots, 7-0 |date=October 4, 1942 |page=1}} 3. ^{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=-MxYAAAAIBAJ&sjid=iegDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6223%2C4342202 |work=Eugene Register-Guard |location=(Oregon)|last=Hampson |first=Fred |title= Washington State overpowers Oregon State, 26-13 |date=October 25, 1942 |page=18}} 4. ^{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=leJXAAAAIBAJ&sjid=WfUDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5313%2C1615711|work=Spokane Daily Chronicle |location=(Washington) |agency=(photo) |title=Boom! Kennedy scores |date=November 9, 1942 |page=11}} 5. ^{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=qHBWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=SOQDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3114%2C1748396|work=Spokesman-Review |location=(Spokane, Washington) |agency=Associated Press |title=Kennedy winds up as leader |date=December 7, 1942 |page=11}} 6. ^1 2 3 "Robert H. 'Bob' Kennedy," The Arizona Republic, www.azcentral.com/ 7. ^{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=nnBWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=T-QDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6699%2C2219205 |work=Spokesman-Review |location=(Spokane, Washington) |agency=Associated Press |title=Many W.S.C. and Idaho football players named in pro league draft |date=April 9, 1943 |page=13}} 8. ^{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=55MrAAAAIBAJ&sjid=x9AFAAAAIBAJ&pg=3143%2C1460325 |work=Idahonian |location=(Moscow) |title=Six to join WSU's hall of fame |last=Pierce |first=Oliver |date=September 14, 1988 |page=9A}} External links
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