Position: Guard / Tackle Name Russ Letlow | Height: 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Weight 97 kg | |
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Date of birth: (1913-10-05)October 5, 1913 Date of death: October 12, 1987(1987-10-12) (aged 74) Education | ||
Russ Letlow: Football Guard and Tackle
Russ Letlow (October 5, 1913 – October 12, 1987) was a football guard who played for the Green Bay Packers.
Letlow played his college career at the University of San Francisco. Prior to the 1936 NFL Draft, college players were free agents that could sign with an NFL team; Letlow had signed with the Chicago Cardinals prior to the draft. Subsequently, he was chosen by the Green Bay Packers as their first-round draft pick in the inaugural 1936 NFL Draft. After being drafted by Green Bay, he was released by the Cardinals.
In Letlow's rookie season, the Packers won their fourth World Championship (and first championship game). Letlow played for the Packers from 1936–42, and again in 1946. He was selected as an All-Pro for four straight seasons from 1937–1940. He played in 71 career games while starting in 30 of them. He was named to the All-Star game, the predecessor to the Pro Bowl in 1939. He went into the Navy in 1943, being named to the All-Service team in 1934 and 1944. He returned to the Packers for one more season in 1946.
Letlow was inducted into the Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame in 1972. Letlow is one of ten players that were named to the National Football League 1930s All-Decade Team that have not been inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.