Bob Hantla

Bob Hantla

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Hantla on a 1954 Bowman football card
No. 69, 52, 54
Position: Offensive guard / Linebacker
Personal information
Date of birth: (1931-10-03) October 3, 1931
Place of birth: St. John, Kansas
Height: 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight: 230 lb (104 kg)
Career information
High school: Meade (KS)
College: Kansas
NFL draft: 1954 / Round: 5 / Pick: 55
Career history
Career NFL statistics
Player stats at NFL.com
Player stats at PFR

Robert Dean Hantla (born October 3, 1931) is a former American football offensive guard who played two seasons with the San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League. He was drafted by the San Francisco 49ers in the fifth round of the 1954 NFL Draft. He played college football at the University of Kansas and attended Meade High School in Meade, Kansas.[1] Hantla was also a member of the BC Lions and Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Western Interprovincial Football Union.

College career

Hantla lettered for the Kansas Jayhawks from 1951 to 1953, earning First Team All-Big Seven Conference honors in 1952.[2][3]

Professional career

San Francisco 49ers

Hantla was selected by the San Francisco 49ers with the 55th pick in the 1954 NFL Draft. He played in 24 games for the 49ers from 1954 to 1955.[4]

BC Lions

Hantla played in sixteen games for the BC Lions from 1956 to 1957.[5][6]

Winnipeg Blue Bombers

Hantla played for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in 1959.[7][8]

References

  1. ↑ "BOB HANTLA". profootballarchives.com. Retrieved October 30, 2015.
  2. ↑ "Robert Hantla". old.lostlettermen.com. Retrieved October 30, 2015.
  3. ↑ Patrick, Skipper (November 26, 1952). "Three Huskers on All-Big Seven". Beatrice Daily Sun. p. 3. Retrieved October 30, 2015.
  4. ↑ "Bob Hantla". pro-football-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 30, 2015.
  5. ↑ "1956 British Columbia Lions". profootballarchives.com. Retrieved October 30, 2015.
  6. ↑ "1957 British Columbia Lions". profootballarchives.com. Retrieved October 30, 2015.
  7. ↑ "1959 Winnipeg Blue Bombers". profootballarchives.com. Retrieved October 30, 2015.
  8. ↑ "Bob Hantla". cflapedia.com. Retrieved October 30, 2015.

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