- Keith Birlem
NFL player
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Birthplace=San Jose, CA
DateOfDeath=1943
number=23
College=San Jose State
Position=Running back
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years=1939
1939
teams=Chicago CardinalsWashington Redskins
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PFR=BirlKe20Keith Birlem (
May 4 ,1915 – 1943) was anAmerican football running back in theNational Football League for theWashington Redskins and Chicago Cardinals. He was born in San Jose,California and playedcollege football atSan Jose State University .Birlem, who reached the rank of Major during World War II, was killed trying to land a combat-damaged bomber in England in 1943.
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