Duncan Francis "Dunc" Obee (July 9, 1918 - November 27, 1998) was an
American football
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player.
Obee was born in 1918 in
Battle Creek, Michigan
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. He attended Central Catholic High School in
Toledo, Ohio
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.
[ He then enrolled at the ]University of Dayton
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where he played college football
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Unlike most ...
as a center and linebacker for the Dayton Flyers football
: ''For information on all University of Dayton sports, see Dayton Flyers''
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program from 1938 to 1940. He was selected as an all-Ohio center after the 1940 season. He also played one season for the Detroit Lions
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as a reserve center in 1941. He appeared in only three games for the Lions.[
Obee's career with the Lions was cut short by the draft, as he was inducted into the ]United States Army
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in mid-October 1941.World War II
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.[ He graduated from bombardier school in ]San Angelo, Texas
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, received the rank of captain, and was assigned as an instructor at the air field in Childress, Texas
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The city and county were named in honor of Georg ...
.Wood County, Ohio
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References
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1918 births
1998 deaths
Dayton Flyers football players
Detroit Lions players
Sportspeople from Battle Creek, Michigan
Players of American football from Michigan