Diddie Willson
Appearance
No. 15, 14 | |
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Position: | Guard |
Personal information | |
Born: | Crosby, Pennsylvania, U.S. | January 17, 1911
Died: | January 19, 1961 Phelps, New York, U.S. | (aged 50)
Height: | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
Weight: | 196 lb (89 kg) |
Career information | |
High school: | Oakfield (NY) |
College: | Pennsylvania |
Career history | |
Stats at Pro Football Reference |
Osbern Putnam "Diddy" Willson (January 17, 1911 – January 19, 1961) was an American football guard who played three seasons with the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at the University of Pennsylvania and attended Oakfield High School in Oakfield, New York.[1]
College career
[edit]Willson lettered in football for the Penn Quakers from 1930 to 1932.[2] He also played water polo and lacrosse for the Quakers.[3]
Professional career
[edit]Willson played in 28 games, starting 22, for the NFL's Philadelphia Eagles from 1933 to 1935.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "OSBERN WILLSON". profootballarchives.com. Archived from the original on September 9, 2015. Retrieved October 10, 2015.
- ^ "Penn Football All-Time Letterwinners" (PDF). pennathletics.com. p. 145. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 10, 2015. Retrieved October 10, 2015.
- ^ Willson, John (August 18, 2009). "The Right Way to Kick a Football". frontporchrepublic.com. Archived from the original on October 10, 2015. Retrieved October 10, 2015.
Categories:
- 1911 births
- 1961 deaths
- Players of American football from Pennsylvania
- American football guards
- Penn Quakers football players
- Penn Quakers men's water polo players
- Penn Quakers men's lacrosse players
- Philadelphia Eagles players
- American male water polo players
- American lacrosse players
- Lacrosse players from Pennsylvania
- 20th-century American sportsmen