Elmer Kolberg
Elmer Frank Kolberg (January 21, 1916 – September 30, 1994) was an American football halfback, center, fullback and end in the National Football League (NFL). He played for the Philadelphia Eagles and the Pittsburgh Steelers.
| Position: | Halfback / End / Center / Fullback | ||||||||
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| Born: | January 21, 1916 Orange, California | ||||||||
| Died: | September 30, 1994 (aged 78) Portland, Oregon | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 201 lb (91 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Lincoln High School (Portland, Oregon) | ||||||||
| College: | Oregon State | ||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 1938 / Round: 9 / Pick: 72 | ||||||||
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| Career NFL statistics as of 1941 | |||||||||
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Kolberg was born in Orange, California.[1] His family moved to Portland, Oregon in 1923.[2] In high school, he was three-time all-league selection in both football and basketball.[3]
He played both college football and basketball at Oregon State. He was an aggressive player who set a conference record for most individual personal fouls in a single basketball season.[4] He was named basketball All-Coast at guard for the Beavers. In football, he was named to the west team for the East–West Shrine Game in 1938.[4]
Kolberg served in the Navy during World War II. After the war he worked as a real estate appraiser.
Kolberg was married in the summer of 1941.[4] He is a member of the Portland Interscholastic League (high school) Hall of Fame.[3]
References
- "Elmer Kolberg bio". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 20, 2011.
- "Elmer Frank Kolberg (obit)". Find a Grave. Retrieved May 21, 2011.
- "Elmer Kolberg (bio)". www.pilhalloffame.org. PIL Hall of Fame. Retrieved May 21, 2011.
- "Rough Guy!: Elmer Kolberg, New Steeler, Takes His Football The Hard Way". Pittsburgh Press. August 26, 1941. p. 20. Retrieved May 21, 2011.