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| Position: | Halfback | ||||||||||||||
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| Born: | (1914-07-14)July 14, 1914 Victoria, Illinois, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Died: | September 27, 1979(1979-09-27) (aged 65) Memphis, Tennessee, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Height: | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight: | 163 lb (74 kg) | ||||||||||||||
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| High school: | Peoria (IL) Central | ||||||||||||||
| College: | Northwestern | ||||||||||||||
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Robert Emerson Swisher (July 14, 1914 – September 27, 1979) 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. 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.
After his time in the NFL, he coached at Loyola University of Los Angeles and the Naval Air Station in Millington, Tennessee.
He died in 1979.
References
- ^ "Bob Swisher". DatabaseFootball. Madison, Wisconsin: Roto Sports, Inc. Archived from the original on November 21, 2011. Retrieved February 23, 2012.
- ^ "Bob Swisher". Peoria, Illinois: Greater Peoria Sports Hall of Fame. January 25, 2011. Archived from the original on April 26, 2005. Retrieved February 23, 2012.
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