David Braden (September 27, 1917 in

Milwaukee, Wisconsin Milwaukee ( ), officially the City of Milwaukee, is both the most populous and most densely populated city in the U.S. state of Wisconsin and the county seat of Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, Milwaukee County. With a population of 577,222 at th ...

– August 2, 1980 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin) was a member of the

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of the

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during the

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. He attended

St. John's Cathedral High School St. John's Cathedral High School was a Roman Catholic high school in Milwaukee, Wisconsin associated with the Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist. It was founded in 1842 as a school for boys (in the basement of the church at what is now the north ...

Milwaukee Milwaukee ( ), officially the City of Milwaukee, is both the most populous and most densely populated city in the U.S. state of Wisconsin and the county seat of Milwaukee County. With a population of 577,222 at the 2020 census, Milwaukee is ...

before playing at the collegiate level with the Marquette Golden Avalanche.

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Players of American football from Milwaukee Marquette Golden Avalanche football players Chicago Cardinals players 1917 births 1980 deaths {{Amfoot-bio-stub