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Born: | Menominee Township, Michigan, U.S. | February 16, 1920||||||
Died: | April 3, 2006 Melbourne, Florida, U.S. | (aged 86)||||||
Height: | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||||||
Weight: | 181 lb (82 kg) | ||||||
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High school: | Oshkosh (WI) | ||||||
College: | Northwestern | ||||||
Position: | Running back | ||||||
Undrafted: | 1942 | ||||||
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Richard Alfred Erdlitz (February 16, 1920 – April 3, 2006) was an 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.
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]
Erdlitz played for the Philadelphia Eagles in 1942. [1]
In 1943, Erdlitz was an assistant coach at Miami Edison High School. [1]
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Born: | Menominee Township, Michigan, U.S. | February 16, 1920||||||
Died: | April 3, 2006 Melbourne, Florida, U.S. | (aged 86)||||||
Height: | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||||||
Weight: | 181 lb (82 kg) | ||||||
Career information | |||||||
High school: | Oshkosh (WI) | ||||||
College: | Northwestern | ||||||
Position: | Running back | ||||||
Undrafted: | 1942 | ||||||
Career history | |||||||
Career highlights and awards | |||||||
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Career NFL statistics | |||||||
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Player stats at PFR |
Richard Alfred Erdlitz (February 16, 1920 – April 3, 2006) was an 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.
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]
Erdlitz played for the Philadelphia Eagles in 1942. [1]
In 1943, Erdlitz was an assistant coach at Miami Edison High School. [1]