Norm Standlee

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Norm Standlee
Date of birth: July 19, 1919
Place of birth: Flag of the United States Downey, California
Date of death: January 5, 1981 (aged 61)
Place of death: Flag of the United States New York, New York
Career information
Position(s): Running back
College: Stanford
NFL Draft: 1941 / Round: 1 / Pick 3
Organizations
 As player:
1941
1946-1952
Chicago Bears
San Francisco 49ers
Career highlights and Awards
Pro Bowls: 1
Stats at DatabaseFootball.com

Norm Standlee (born July 19, 1919 in Downey, California, died January 5, 1981 in New York, New York) was an American football running back for the San Francisco 49ers of the NFL. He was drafted out of Stanford University by the Chicago Bears in 1941. He paid immediate dividends by finishing fourth in the league in rushing with a total of 414 yards and second in average per carry with 5.1. He helped the Chicago Bears to the league championship title over the the New York Giants that year before serving in the armed forces in World War II.