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American football player (1914–1971)

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Les McDonald
Career information
No. 76
Born:	(1914-09-19)September 19, 1914 Grand Island, Nebraska, U.S.
Died:	July 26, 1971(1971-07-26) (aged 56) Grand Island, Nebraska, U.S.
Position(s)	End
Height	6 ft 4 in (193 cm)
Weight	200 lb (91 kg)
College	Nebraska
High school	Grand Island (NE)
NFL draft	1937, round: 1, pick: 8
Drafted by	Chicago Bears
Career history
As player
1937–1939	Chicago Bears
1940	Detroit Lions
1940	Philadelphia Eagles

Career highlights and awards
First-team All-Big Six (1936) Second-team All-Big Six (1935)
Career stats
Playing stats at NFL.com

Lester Bruce McDonald (September 19, 1914 – July 26, 1971) was an American professional football end in the National Football League (NFL) for the Chicago Bears, Detroit Lions, and Philadelphia Eagles. He played college football at the University of Nebraska and was selected in the first round with the eighth overall pick of the 1937 NFL draft.

References

"1937 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 21, 2023.

v t e 1937 NFL draft first-round selections
Sam Francis Ed Goddard Ray Buivid Ed Widseth Mike Basrak Sammy Baugh Lloyd Cardwell Les McDonald Eddie Jankowski Johnny Drake

v t e Chicago Bears 1937 NFL draft selections
Les McDonald Marv Stewart Dick Plasman Henry Hammond Red Conkright Del Bjork J. W. Friedman Steve Toth Al Guepe Ed Wade

v t e Chicago Bears first-round draft picks
Stydahar McDonald Gray Luckman Osmanski Turner Harmon Standlee Scott Albert Steuber Evans Lund Lujack Fenimore Kindt Layne Bumgardner D. Harris Hunsinger Morrison B. Williams Stone Schroeder Dooley B. Anderson Wallace Drzewiecki Schriewer Leggett Howley Clark R. Davis Ditka Bull Behrman Evey Butkus Sayers DeLong Rice Phillips Hull Mayes Moore Antoine Clemons Chambers Bryant Gallagher Payton Lick Albrecht Hampton A. Harris Wilson Van Horne McMahon Covert Gault Marshall Perry N. Anderson Harbaugh Muster W. Davis Woolford Armstrong Carrier Thomas Spellman Conway Thierry Salaam W. Harris Enis McNown Urlacher Terrell Colombo Haynes Grossman T. Harris Benson Olsen Ch. Williams Carimi McClellin Long Fuller White Floyd Trubisky Smith Fields Wright Ca. Williams Odunze

Chicago Bears first-round draft picks

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