- Erny Pinckert
NFLretired
position=HalfbackDefensive back
number=11
birthdate=birth date|1907|5|1|mf=yMedford, Wisconsin
deathdate=death date and age|1977|08|30|1907|05|1Los Angeles, California
debutyear=1932
finalyear=1940
undraftedyear=1932
college=Southern California
teams=
* Boston Braves (1932)
* Boston Redskins (1933-1936)
*Washington Redskins (1937-1940)
stat1label=Total offensive yards
stat1value=927
stat2label=Interception s
stat2value=2
stat3label=Touchdown s
stat3value=3
nfl=PIN092287
highlights=
* 2xPro Bowl selection (1938, 1939)
CollegeHOF=30121Erny Pinckert (
May 1 ,1907 –August 30 ,1977 ) was anAmerican football halfback at Southern California for coach Howard Jones. He then played in theNational Football League for the Boston Braves/Redskins, who then moved toWashington D.C. .College career
His teams won the Rose Bowl in 1929 against
Tulane University when Pinckert pulled a pair of double reverses that producedtouchdown runs and in 1931 against theUniversity of Pittsburgh . Pinckert wasAll-America n after the 1930 and 1931 seasons.He was voted into the
College Football Hall of Fame in 1957.Professional career
He played in the
NFL between 1932 and 1940 for the Boston Braves and theWashington Redskins .ee also
1931 College Football All-America Team
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