Pug Rentner
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Born: | Joliet, Illinois, U.S. | September 18, 1910
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Died: | August 24, 1978 Glencoe, Illinois, U.S. | (aged 67)
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Position(s) | Halfback, quarterback |
Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) |
Weight | 187 lb (85 kg) |
College | Northwestern |
Career history | |
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1934–1936 | Boston Redskins |
1937 | Chicago Bears |
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Ernest John "Pug" Rentner (September 18, 1910 – August 24, 1978) was an American football halfback and quarterback who played professionally in the National Football League (NFL) for the Boston Redskins and the Chicago Bears. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1979.
High school career
[edit]Rentner attended the Farragut School in Joliet, Illinois.[1]
College career
[edit]Rentner played college football at Northwestern University and was chosen to the 1931 College Football All-America Team. He was selected as Northwestern's Most Valuable Player in 1932.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Ernie "Pug" Rentner". College Football Hall of Fame. Football Foundation. Retrieved December 17, 2008.
Categories:
- 1910 births
- 1978 deaths
- American football halfbacks
- American football quarterbacks
- Boston Redskins players
- Chicago Bears players
- Northwestern Wildcats football players
- All-American college football players
- College Football Hall of Fame inductees
- Players of American football from Joliet, Illinois
- American football running back, 1910s birth stubs
- American football quarterback stubs
- College football player stubs