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Erny Pinckert
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| Position: | Halfback / Defensive back | ||||||||
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| Born: | (1908-05-01)May 1, 1908 Medford, Wisconsin | ||||||||
| Died: | August 30, 1977(1977-08-30) (aged 69) Los Angeles, California | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 197 lb (89 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | San Bernardino (CA) | ||||||||
| College: | Southern California | ||||||||
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William Ernest "Erny" Pinckert (May 1, 1908 – August 30, 1977), was an American football halfback at Southern California for coach Howard Jones. He played in the National Football League (NFL) for the Boston Braves/Redskins, who then moved to Washington, D.C.
A younger brother of astrologer Jeane Dixon, he and his nine siblings were the children of Richard Franz Pinckert, a native of Gräfenhainichen, Duchy of Anhalt, and his wife, Emma, both Roman Catholics.[citation needed]
Contents
1 College career
2 Professional career
3 References
4 External links
College career
His teams won the Rose Bowl in 1932 against Tulane University when Pinckert pulled a pair of double reverses that produced touchdown runs and in 1931 against the University of Pittsburgh. Pinckert was All-American after the 1930 and 1931 seasons. He was voted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1957.[citation needed]Tommy Trojan, officially known as the Trojan Shrine was based on a variety of USC football players, including Russ Saunders and Ernie Pinckert. The lower half in particular is based on Ernie Pinckert.[1]
Professional career
Pinckert played in the NFL between 1932 and 1940 for the Boston Braves and the Washington Redskins.[citation needed]
References
^ http://www.usctrojans.com/trads/usc-tommy.html
External links
Erny Pinckert at Find a Grave
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