- Ken Strong
NFLretired
caption=
position=Half back
number=50
birthdate=birth date|1906|4|21West Haven, Connecticut
deathdate=death date and age|1979|10|5|1906|4|21New York, New York
debutyear=1929
finalyear=1947
college=New York
teams=
*Staten Island Stapletons (1929-1932)
*New York Giants (1933-1935)
* New York Yankees (AFL) (1936-1937)
* New York Giants (1939)
* New York Giants (1944-1947)
stat1label=Rushing TDs
stat1value=24
stat2label=Receiving TDs
stat2value=7
stat3label=Games played
stat3value=131
nfl=STR619388
highlights=
* 5xAll-Pro selection (1929, 1930, 1931, 1933, 1934)
*NFL 1930s All-Decade Team
* New York Giants #50 retired
HOF=206
CollegeHOF=20026Elmer Kenneth Strong, Jr. (
April 21 1906 -October 5 1979 ) was a college and professionalAmerican football player. After a college career as multi-year All-American atNew York University , he went on to play professional football. As a halfback with a 14-year career he played from 1929-1937, 1939, (interrupted by war service) 1944-1947. He played for theStaten Island Stapletons andNew York Giants , both of theNational Football League , and the New York Yankees of the second American Football League.External links
*"Pro Football Hall of Fame:" [http://www.profootballhof.com/hof/member.jsp?player_id=206 Member profile]
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