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Born: | Torrance, California | October 23, 1918
Died: | July 20, 2000 Redondo Beach, California | (aged 81)
Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
Weight: | 219 lb (99 kg) |
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High school: | Redondo Union (CA) |
Position: | Fullback |
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John Francis "Mickey" Colmer (October 23, 1918 [1] – July 20, 2000) was an American football fullback.
Colmer was born in Torrance, California, [2] in 1918 and attended Redondo Union High School. [1] He was an All-Southland fullback in 1936. [3]
He did not play college football, opting instead to play professional baseball after graduating from high school. [4] He played minor league baseball for three years with the Moline Plowboys (1938), Bisbee Bees (1938-1939), and Tucson Cowboys (1940). He compiled a .353 batting average with Bisbee in 1938. He also appeared in 11 games as a pitcher in 1940. [2]
Colmer played football while serving in the Army and began playing professionally for the Los Angeles Bulldogs. [4] He next played professional football in the All-America Football Conference for the Brooklyn Dodgers from 1946 to 1948 and for the New York Yankees in 1949. He appeared in 48 professional football games, 29 of them as a starter, and totaled 1,537 rushing yards, 899 receiving yards, and 21 touchdowns. [1]
Colmer died in 2000 in Redondo Beach, California. [1]
Personal information | |
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Born: | Torrance, California | October 23, 1918
Died: | July 20, 2000 Redondo Beach, California | (aged 81)
Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
Weight: | 219 lb (99 kg) |
Career information | |
High school: | Redondo Union (CA) |
Position: | Fullback |
Career history | |
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Player stats at PFR |
John Francis "Mickey" Colmer (October 23, 1918 [1] – July 20, 2000) was an American football fullback.
Colmer was born in Torrance, California, [2] in 1918 and attended Redondo Union High School. [1] He was an All-Southland fullback in 1936. [3]
He did not play college football, opting instead to play professional baseball after graduating from high school. [4] He played minor league baseball for three years with the Moline Plowboys (1938), Bisbee Bees (1938-1939), and Tucson Cowboys (1940). He compiled a .353 batting average with Bisbee in 1938. He also appeared in 11 games as a pitcher in 1940. [2]
Colmer played football while serving in the Army and began playing professionally for the Los Angeles Bulldogs. [4] He next played professional football in the All-America Football Conference for the Brooklyn Dodgers from 1946 to 1948 and for the New York Yankees in 1949. He appeared in 48 professional football games, 29 of them as a starter, and totaled 1,537 rushing yards, 899 receiving yards, and 21 touchdowns. [1]
Colmer died in 2000 in Redondo Beach, California. [1]