Place of birth Sandpoint, Idaho Name Bob Kennedy | Place of death Boise, Idaho Role American football player | |
Date of birth (1921-06-29)June 29, 1921 Date of death July 29, 2010(2010-07-29) (aged 89) College Washington State College NFL draft 1943 / Round: 4 / Pick 27
(By the Philadelphia Eagles) Died July 29, 2010, Boise, Idaho, United States Education Washington State University Positions Running back, Defensive back | ||
Robert Henry Kennedy (June 29, 1921 – July 29, 2010) was a professional American football player who played running back for five seasons for the New York Yankees of the All-America Football Conference (AAFC) and the New York Yanks of the National Football League (NFL).
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Football career
Kennedy attended Washington State College, where he was an All-American quarterback and fullback. He continued to play football for the U.S. Army Air Force during the years of World War II.
Although drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles organization, after the war Kennedy signed a contract to play for the upstart New York Yankees of the All-America Football Conference, a new professional league established in competition with the long-established National Football League. Kennedy played "both ways" for the Yankees, starting as a running back on offense and a linebacker and defensive back on defense.
In 1950, following the merger of the AAFC and the NFL, Kennedy played one season for the short-lived New York Yanks franchise of the NFL.
Life after football
During his later years Kennedy worked as a real estate broker and a property developer in Southern California. Kennedy was a proficient chef and an aficionado of playing cards.