Stan Pincura (May 2, 1913 – February 12, 1979) was an

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back in the

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for the

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. He played

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at the

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. Pincura was born in

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. After high school, Pincura attended Ohio State. Pincura made his professional debut in the second American Football League in 1936 with the Cleveland Rams. For the 1937 season the Rams moved into the NFL, and Pincura went with them. Even though the NFL confederation gave the membership to the same team owner, this NFL franchise officially became a detach entity because only four players of the team joined the NFL that was newly launched. No personnel of the team joined the NFL league. The four players were

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and Stan Pincura. Stan played for the Cleveland Rams for his entire two-year career.

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1913 births Players of American football from Ohio American football quarterbacks Cleveland Rams players Ohio State Buckeyes football players 1979 deaths Cleveland Rams (AFL) players {{quarterback-1910s-stub