Bob Fenimore
| Bob Fenimore | |
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Position (s): Halfback |
Jersey number (s): 55 |
| born on October 6, 1925 | |
| died on July 28, 2010 | |
| Career information | |
| Active : 1947 | |
| NFL Draft : 1947 / Round: 1 / Pick: 1st | |
| College : Oklahoma A&M | |
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| Career statistics | |
| Runs | 53 |
| erlaufene yards | 189 |
| run touchdowns | 1 |
| captured passports | 15th |
| earned yards | 219 |
| captured touchdowns | 2 |
| Stats at NFL.com | |
| Stats at pro-football-reference.com | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| College Football Hall of Fame | |
Robert Dale Fenimore (* 6. October 1925 in Woodward , Oklahoma , † 28. July 2010 in Stillwater , Oklahoma) was a US American football poker players. He played one season as running back for the Chicago Bears in the National Football League (NFL).
Career
Fenimore played college football at Oklahoma A&M, now known as Oklahoma State University , from 1943 to 1946 . As a freshman, he sustained an injury in the first training session, which he escaped entry into World War II because he failed the draft. In 1944 he led the country in total offense at 1,758 yards and led his team to an 8-1 record. In the election for the Heisman Trophy he was ninth. In the Cotton Bowl in 1945 he ran 63 yards and threw for 136 yards, helping his team to a 34-0 victory over Texas Christian University . In 2007 he was inducted into the Cotton Bowl Hall of Fame for this . The following season he led the country in run yards (1,119) and total offense (1,641 yards). He finished third in the Heisman election. Fenimore led the Aggies to their only undefeated that season. It ended with a 33:13 win over St. Mary’s at the Sugar Bowl , where he passed for 76 yards and one touchdown and ran for 125 yards and two touchdowns. In his final season for the Aggies, he was severely injured and could only achieve 70 runs for 163 yards. The Aggies ended the season on a 3-7-1 record. He finished his career at A&M with 23 school records, including the record for most interceptions (18). In 1972 he was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame .
Despite his injury problems, Fenimore was selected in the 1947 NFL Draft as the overall first by the Chicago Bears . He was awarded a three-year contract for $ 27,000 and a signing bonus of $ 2,000. After a season he resigned from professional sports.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d OSU football legend Bob Fenimore dies at 84. In: oklahoman.com. Oklahoman.com, 2010, accessed April 12, 2020 (American English).
- ^ OSU's Fenimore inducted into Cotton Bowl Hall of Fame. In: kswo.com. https://www.kswo.com , accessed April 12, 2020 (American English).
- ↑ firefly-wp: Former Sugar Bowl Star Bob Fenimore Passes Away. In: allstatesugarbowl.org. Official Site of the Allstate Sugar Bowl, 2010, accessed April 12, 2020 (American English).
- ↑ 1940s Oklahoma State star Fenimore dies at 84. In: espn.com. ESPN.com, 2010, accessed April 12, 2020 .
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Fenimore, Bob |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Fenimore, Robert Dale |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American football player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 6, 1925 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Woodward , Oklahoma |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 28, 2010 |
| Place of death | Stillwater , Oklahoma |