Erny Pinckert
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| Date of birth: | May 1, 1908 | ||||||||
| Place of birth: | Medford, Wisconsin | ||||||||
| Date of death: | August 30, 1977 (aged 69) | ||||||||
| Place of death: | Los Angeles, California | ||||||||
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| College: | Southern California | ||||||||
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William Ernest "Erny" Pinckert (May 1, 1908 – August 30, 1977), was an American football halfback at Southern California for coach Howard Jones. He played in the National Football League (NFL) for the Boston Braves/Redskins, who then moved to Washington, D.C.
A younger brother of astrologer Jeane Dixon, he and his nine siblings were the children of Richard Franz Pinckert, a native of Grafenhainchen, Saxony Anhalt, Germany, and his wife, Emma, both Roman Catholics.
College career
His teams won the Rose Bowl in 1932 against Tulane University when Pinckert pulled a pair of double reverses that produced touchdown runs and in 1931 against the University of Pittsburgh. Pinckert was All-American after the 1930 and 1931 seasons. He was voted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1957. Tommy Trojan, officially known as the Trojan Shrine was based on a variety of USC football players, including Russ Saunders and Ernie Pinckert. The lower half in particular is based on Ernie Pinckert.[1]
Professional career
Pinckert played in the NFL between 1932 and 1940 for the Boston Braves and the Washington Redskins.