Robert John Nussbaumer (April 23, 1924 – July 26, 1997) was an

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halfback and

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in the

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(NFL) for the

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, and the

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. He played

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at the

University of Michigan , mottoeng = "Arts, Knowledge, Truth" , former_names = Catholepistemiad, or University of Michigania (1817–1821) , budget = $10.3 billion (2021) , endowment = $17 billion (2021)As o ...

as a left halfback from 1943 to 1945 and served in the

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in 1945. He was drafted in the third round of the

1946 NFL Draft The 1946 National Football League Draft was held on January 14, 1946, at the Commodore Hotel in New York City, New York. The selections were initially withheld from the public out of fear that the newly formed All-America Football Conference wou ...

. After his playing career ended, he served as an assistant coach in the NFL. He coached the

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for the

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from 1957 to 1962 prior to being promoted to

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in 1963 after

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left to take over as head coach for the

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. After a year off in 1965, Nussbaumer returned to coach defensive backs with the

Cleveland Browns The Cleveland Browns are a professional American football team based in Cleveland. Named after original coach and co-founder Paul Brown, they compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the American Football Conference ( ...

from 1966 through 1971.

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* 1924 births 1997 deaths American football ends American football halfbacks Chicago Cardinals players Cleveland Browns coaches Detroit Lions coaches Green Bay Packers players Michigan Wolverines football players Washington Redskins players United States Marine Corps personnel of World War II Players of American football from Oak Park, Illinois {{widereceiver-1920s-stub