Bob Swisher
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| Date of birth: | July 14, 1914[1] |
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| Place of birth: |
 Victoria, Illinois[1] |
| Date of death: | 1979 (aged 64–65)[2] |
Career information | |
| Position(s): | Running back |
| College: | Northwestern University |
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| As player: | |
| 1938-1941, 1945 | Chicago Bears |
Career stats | |
| Playing stats at DatabaseFootball.com | |
Bob Swisher was a professional American football player who played running back for five seasons for the Chicago Bears.
He was born in 1914 in Victoria, Illinois.[1] By 1931 he was at Central High School in Peoria, where he participated in football, basketball, and track; his pole vault remained the record at Central until 1970. He then played football and track at Evanston's Northwestern University.[2]
After his time in the NFL, he coached at Loyola University of Los Angeles and the Naval Air Station in Millington, Tennessee.[2]
He died in 1979.[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Bob Swisher". DatabaseFootball. Madison, Wisconsin: Roto Sports, Inc. Retrieved 2012-02-23.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "Bob Swisher". Peoria, Illinois: Greater Peoria Sports Hall of Fame. 2011-01-25. Retrieved 2012-02-23.
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