Fritz Cronin (1905-1969) played for the

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of the

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Biography

Cronin was born on June 20, 1905, in

Lake City, Minnesota Lake City is a city in Goodhue and Wabasha counties in the U.S. state of Minnesota. It lies along Lake Pepin, a wide portion of the Mississippi River. The population was 5,063 at the 2010 census. Most of Lake City is located within Wabasha ...

. He attended high school in Kenosha, Wisconsin. Cronin died in March 1969 in

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Career

Cronin was a member of the Eskimos during the

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. He played at the collegiate level at Saint Mary's College.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Cronin, Fritz People from Lake City, Minnesota Sportspeople from Kenosha, Wisconsin Players of American football from Minnesota Players of American football from Wisconsin Duluth Eskimos players Saint Mary's Redmen football players American football ends 1905 births 1969 deaths