Carl Lowry Brumbaugh (September 22, 1906 – October 24, 1969) was an American college and professional
football
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player who was a
quarterback
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and
halfback in the
National Football League
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(NFL) for nine seasons in the 1930s. Brumbaugh played
college football
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Unlike most ...
for
Ohio State University
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and the
University of Florida
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, and thereafter, he played professionally for the
Chicago Bears
The Chicago Bears are a professional American football team based in Chicago. The Bears compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's National Football Conference (NFC) North division. The Bears have won nine NF ...
,
Cleveland Rams
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and
Brooklyn Dodgers
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of the NFL.
Early years
Brumbaugh was born in
West Milton, Ohio
West Milton is a village in Miami County, Ohio, United States. The population was 4,630 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Dayton Metropolitan Statistical Area.
History
The first settlement at West Milton was made in 1807. West Milton was ...
in 1906,
[Pro-Football-Reference.com, Players]
Carl Brumbaugh
Retrieved July 5, 2010. and attended West Milton High School.
[databaseFootball.com, Players]
. Retrieved June 1, 2010.
College career
After graduating from high school, he attended
Ohio State University
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in Columbus, Ohio and then the
University of Florida
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in Gainesville, Florida, where he played for the
Ohio State Buckeyes football
The Ohio State Buckeyes football team competes as part of the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision, representing Ohio State University in the East Division of the Big Ten Conference. Ohio State has played their home games at Ohio Stadium in ...
team and the
Florida Gators football
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team, respectively.
[Tom McEwen, ''The Gators: A Story of Florida Football'', The Strode Publishers, Huntsville, Alabama, pp. 86–103 (1974).] He played for the Gators in 1926, 1927, and 1928
Events January
* January – British bacteriologist Frederick Griffith reports the results of Griffith's experiment, indirectly proving the existence of DNA.
* January 1 – Eastern Bloc emigration and defection: Boris Bazhanov, J ...
,
2012 Florida Football Media Guide
'', University Athletic Association, Gainesville, Florida, pp. 95 & 176 (2012). Retrieved September 16, 2012. and Brumbaugh, Rainey Cawthon
Rainey Blackwell Cawthon (October 30, 1907 – April 11, 1991) was an American football player and coach for the Florida Gators of the University of Florida. Cawthon was a member of Florida's "Phantom Four" backfield with Clyde Crabtree, Carl Br ...
, Clyde Crabtree
Clyde Crabtree (November 3, 1905 – April 21, 1994), nicknamed "Cannonball Crabtree," was an American college and professional football player who was a halfback and quarterback in the National Football League (NFL) for a single season in 1930 ...
and Royce Goodbread
Royce Ethelbert Goodbread (August 23, 1907 – May 19, 1991) was an American college and professional football player who was a halfback and wingback in the National Football League (NFL) for two seasons during the early 1930s. Goodbread play ...
were members of the 1928 Gators' "Phantom Four" backfield that helped the team lead the country with 336 points scored.[ The Gators finished the 1928 season 8–1, losing only to the ]Tennessee Volunteers
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by a single point, 13–12.[ Brumbaugh was later inducted into the ]University of Florida Athletic Hall of Fame
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as a "Gator Great."[F Club, Hall of Fame]
Gator Greats
Retrieved December 13, 2014.
Professional career
During his nine-year NFL career, he played for the Chicago Bears
The Chicago Bears are a professional American football team based in Chicago. The Bears compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's National Football Conference (NFC) North division. The Bears have won nine NF ...
from to , the Cleveland Rams
The Cleveland Rams were a professional American football team that played in Cleveland from 1936 to 1945. The Rams competed in the second American Football League (AFL) for the 1936 season and the National Football League (NFL) from 1937 to 194 ...
in , the Brooklyn Dodgers
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in , and finished with the Bears in and .[National Football League, Historical Players]
Carl Brumbaugh
Retrieved May 28, 2010. Brumbaugh was a member of the legendary early 1930s Bears teams that included future hall of famers Red Grange
Harold Edward "Red" Grange (June 13, 1903 – January 28, 1991), nicknamed "the Galloping Ghost" and "the Wheaton Iceman", was an American football halfback for the University of Illinois, the Chicago Bears, and the short-lived New York Yankees ...
and Bronko Nagurski
Bronislau "Bronko" Nagurski (November 3, 1908 – January 7, 1990) was a Canadian-born professional American football player in the National Football League (NFL), renowned for his strength and size. Nagurski was also a successful professional ...
, won the NFL Championship
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s in 1932 and 1933, and played for a third in 1934
Events
January–February
* January 1 – The International Telecommunication Union, a specialist agency of the League of Nations, is established.
* January 15 – The 8.0 1934 Nepal–Bihar earthquake, Nepal–Bihar earthquake strik ...
.
Brumbaugh died in his hometown of West Milton, Ohio on October 24, 1969; he was 63 years old.
See also
* Defunct National Football League franchises
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* History of the Chicago Bears
* List of Chicago Bears players
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Historic teams
Partial inaugural (1919) roster
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* List of St. Louis Rams players
* List of University of Florida alumni
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* List of University of Florida Athletic Hall of Fame members
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References
Bibliography
* Carlson, Norm, ''University of Florida Football Vault: The History of the Florida Gators'', Whitman Publishing, LLC, Atlanta, Georgia (2007). .
* Golenbock, Peter, ''Go Gators! An Oral History of Florida's Pursuit of Gridiron Glory'', Legends Publishing, LLC, St. Petersburg, Florida (2002). .
* Hairston, Jack, ''Tales from the Gator Swamp: A Collection of the Greatest Gator Stories Ever Told'', Sports Publishing, LLC, Champaign, Illinois (2002). .
* McCarthy, Kevin M.,
Fightin' Gators: A History of University of Florida Football
', Arcadia Publishing, Mount Pleasant, South Carolina (2000). .
* McEwen, Tom, ''The Gators: A Story of Florida Football'', The Strode Publishers, Huntsville, Alabama (1974). .
* Nash, Noel, ed., ''The Gainesville Sun Presents The Greatest Moments in Florida Gators Football'', Sports Publishing, Inc., Champaign, Illinois (1998). .
External links
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1906 births
1969 deaths
American football halfbacks
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Brooklyn Dodgers (NFL) players
Chicago Bears players
Cleveland Rams players
Florida Gators football players
Ohio State Buckeyes football players
People from West Milton, Ohio
Players of American football from Ohio