Cecil Isbell
| Cecil Isbell | |
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Positions: tailback , quarterback |
Jersey numbers: 17, 66 |
| born July 11, 1915 in Houston , Texas | |
| died on June 23, 1985 in Hammond , Indiana | |
| Career information | |
| Active : 1938 - 1942 | |
| NFL Draft : 1938 / Round: 1 / Pick: 7 | |
| College : Purdue | |
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| Career statistics | |
| Games | 54 |
| run touchdowns | 10 |
| run up space gain | 1,522 yards |
| Stats at NFL.com | |
| Stats at pro-football-reference.com | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| College Football Hall of Fame | |
Cecil Frank Isbell , (* 11. July 1915 in Houston , Texas ; † 23. June 1985 in Hammond , Indiana ) Nickname : Cece , was an American Football player and coach. Among other things, he was a quarterback in the National Football League (NFL).
Career as a player
College football player
Isbell comes from a football-loving family. He attended high school in his hometown and was awarded a scholarship to Purdue University in West Lafayette , Indiana in 1935 . As usual in the early days of American football, he was used in various positions at the Purdue Boilermakers , but played mainly as a quarterback and halfback . In 1936 the Boilermakers scored 23 touchdowns in the season, with Isbell responsible for 15 of them. In 1937, Isbell was elected his team's MVP . In 1938, the selection team of the best college players could beat the reigning champions of the NFL, the Washington Redskins under Isbell's leadership with 28:16. Isbell was voted the game's MVP . During his Purdue career, his brother Cody Isbell was one of the ends of the team.
Professional football player
In 1938, Isball was drawn in seventh place by the Green Bay Packers in the first round of the 1938 NFL Draft . The coach of the team was Curly Lambeau , who had managed to form a top team from the Packers in the previous years. Numerous top players such as Don Hutson , Arnie Herber and Milt Gantenbein were in the ranks of the Green Bay team . In the following year 1939, Isbell's team won the NFL championship 27-0 in the final against the New York Giants . Isbell threw a touchdown pass. In 1941 he failed in the NFL final at the Chicago Bears . The game was lost with 33:14. Cecil Isbell managed another touchdown pass. Isbell wanted to retire at the peak of his career as a player and ended his playing career after five years in the NFL in 1942 at the age of 27.
Career as a coach
Isbell became a coach immediately after his playing career. First he trained at his old university as an assistant coach and head coach from 1943 to 1946 , before he switched to the professionals again until 1952 and coached the Baltimore Colts , the Chicago Cardinals and the short-term Dallas Texans as an assistant coach or head coach . After two more years as an assistant coach at Louisiana State University , he ended his coaching career and switched to business.
Cecil Isbell is buried in Grand View Cemetery in West Lafayette, Indiana .
Honors
Isbell is a member of the NFL 1930s All-Decade Team , the Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame and College Football Hall of Fame , and his college's Athletic Hall of Fame . In 1937 he was elected MVP for his college team. He played four times in the Pro Bowl , the final game of the best players of the season, and was voted All-Pro five times .
Web links
- Cecil Isbell in the College Football Hall of Fame
- Professional statistics by Cecil Isbell
- Coach stats from Cecil Isbell
- College Statistics by Cecil Isbell
- Biography (PDF; 34 kB)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Annual statistics of the Packers 1939
- ^ Statistics NFL final 1939
- ↑ Annual statistics of the Packers 1941
- ↑ Statistics NFL final 1941
- ^ Tomb of Cecil Isbell in the Find a grave database
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Isbell, Cecil |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Isbell, Cecil Frank |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American football player and coach |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 11, 1915 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Houston , Texas |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 23, 1985 |
| Place of death | Hammond , Indiana |