- Dick Erdlitz
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Dick Erdlitz Running back Personal information Date of birth: February 16, 1920 Place of birth: Menominee Township, Michigan Height: 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Weight: 181 lb (82 kg) Career information College: Northwestern Undrafted in 1942 Debuted in 1942 for the Philadelphia Eagles Last played in 1946 for the Miami Seahawks Career history Career highlights and awards - All-Western Conference honors
- College All-Star Game (1942)
Career NFL statistics as of 1945 Rushing attempts 27 Rushing yards 93 Touchdowns 1 Stats at NFL.com Stats at pro-football-reference.com Richard Alfred "Dick" Erdlitz (born February 16, 1920 in Menominee Township, Michigan) is a former American football running back in the National Football League and All-America Football Conference. He played for the Philadelphia Eagles in 1942 and 1945 and for the Miami Seahawks in 1946. He played college football and college baseball at Northwestern.
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College career
While playing college football for the Northwestern Wildcats, Erdlitz earned All-Western Conference honors.[1] He was invited to play in the College All-Star Game as the starting quarterback for the College All-Stars on August 28, 1942.[2]
Erdlitz also played college baseball at Northwestern.[3]
Professional career
Philadelphia Eagles
Erdlitz played for the Philadelphia Eagles in 1942.[1]
Coaching career
In 1943, Erdlitz was an assistant coach at Miami Edison High School.[1]
References
- ^ a b c "DICK ERDLITZ RECEIVES CALL". The Miami News. February 17, 1943. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=EgctAAAAIBAJ&sjid=r9QFAAAAIBAJ&pg=1541,3063878. Retrieved 2010-05-22.
- ^ "ZUPPKE READIES TWO TEAMS FOR PRO BEARS". St. Petersburg Times. August 18, 1942. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=8p8KAAAAIBAJ&sjid=jk0DAAAAIBAJ&pg=5148,4896261. Retrieved 2010-05-22.
- ^ "Glory Passes Close to Fishman". Toledo Blade. May 11, 1942. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Ie4iAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Yf8DAAAAIBAJ&pg=2948,2745837. Retrieved 2010-05-22.
Northwestern Wildcats starting quarterbacks Unknown (1882–1915) • Paddy Driscoll (1916) • Unknown (1917–27) • Walt Holmer (1928) • Unknown (1929) • Lee Hanley (1930) • Lafayette Russell (1930) • Pug Rentner (1930–32) • George Potter (1931–32) • Ollie Olson (1933–34) • Steve Toth (1935) • Fred Vanzo (1936–37) • Unknown (1938–39) • Dick Erdlitz (1940) • Bill DeCorrevont (1941) • Unknown (1942–46) • Jim Farrar (1947) • Don Burson (1948–49) • Dick Flowers (1950) • Bob Burson (1951) • Bob Bunco (1951) • Dick Thomas (1952–53) • John Rearden (1954) • Dale Pienta (1955–56) • Chip Holcomb (1957) • Dick Thornton (1958) • John Talley (1959) • Dick Thornton (1960) • Tom O'Grady (1961) • Tom Myers (1962–64) • Denny Boothe (1965) • Bill Melzer (1966–67) • Dave Shelbourne (1968) • Maurie Daigneau (1969–71) • Mitch Anderson (1972–74) • Randy Dean (1975–76) • Scott Stranski (1977) • Kevin Strasser (1978) • Mike Kerrigan (1979–81) • Kevin Villars (1981) • Sandy Schwab (1982–84) • Mike Greenfield (1984–87) • Greg Bradshaw (1988) • Tim O'Brien (1989) • Len Williams (1990–93) • Tim Hughes (1994) • Steve Schnur (1994–96) • Tim Hughes (1997) • Gavin Hoffman (1998) • Nick Kreinbrink (1999) • Zak Kustok (1999–2001) • Brett Basanez (2002–05) • Mike Kafka (2006) • C. J. Bachér (2006–08) • Mike Kafka (2008–09) • Dan Persa (2010) • Evan Watkins (2010) • Kain Colter (2011) • Dan Persa (2011−present)Categories:- 1920 births
- People from Menominee County, Michigan
- Players of American football from Michigan
- American football running backs
- American football quarterbacks
- Northwestern Wildcats football players
- Philadelphia Eagles players
- Miami Seahawks players
- Living people
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