Name Jake Lanum College University of Illinois | Position(s) Running back | |
Date of birth (1896-09-13)September 13, 1896 Date of death March 19, 1968(1968-03-19) (aged 71) | ||
Place of birth Champaign, Illinois Place of death Homewood, Illinois | ||
Ralph Lewis "Jake" Lanum (September 13, 1896 – March 19, 1968) was a professional American football player who played running back for five seasons for the Chicago Bearsand its predecessors the Decatur Staleys and the Chicago Staleys.
After football, Lanum moved to Hammond, Indiana, working mostly in the oil industry. In retirement he returned to Illinois, living in Homewood, where he died in 1968 at the age of 71.
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