Bill Boedeker
American football player (1924–2014) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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William Henry Boedeker, Jr. (March 7, 1924 – March 21, 2014) was a halfback in the All-America Football Conference (AAFC) and National Football League (NFL) who played for the Chicago Rockets, the Cleveland Browns, the Philadelphia Eagles and the Green Bay Packers.
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Position: | Halfback | ||||||
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Born: | (1924-03-07)March 7, 1924 Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S. | ||||||
Died: | March 21, 2014(2014-03-21) (aged 90) Fort Wayne, Indiana, U.S. | ||||||
Height: | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||
Weight: | 192 lb (87 kg) | ||||||
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High school: | Fort Wayne (IN) North Side | ||||||
College: | DePaul | ||||||
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A graduate of North Side High School in Fort Wayne, Indiana, Boedeker entered the U.S. Army after high school but was sent to train at DePaul University in Chicago. At DePaul, he played basketball on successful teams with George Mikan before serving in World War II. When Boedeker returned from the service, he signed in 1946 to play football for the Rockets. He was traded to Cleveland in 1947 and spent three seasons there. The Browns won the AAFC championship each of those years. Boedeker was then sent to the Packers and the Eagles in 1950. He retired after the season.