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Hal Broda

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Hal Broda
Personal information
Born:(1905-07-27)July 27, 1905
Canton, Ohio, U.S.
Died:March 2, 1985(1985-03-02) (aged 79)
Broward County, Florida, U.S.
Height:6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:180 lb (82 kg)
Career information
High school:Canton (OH) McKinley
College:Brown
Position:End
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Harold Albert Broda (July 27, 1905 – February 13, 1989) was an American football player. He played at the end position in the National Football League (NFL) for the 1927 Cleveland Bulldogs.[1][2] He also played college football at Brown University,[3] where he was selected by the Associated Press as a second-team player,[4] and by Central Press Association[5] and New York Sun[6] as a first-team selection, on the 1926 College Football All-America Team.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Hal Broda NFL Football Statistics". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC.
  2. ^ Chris Willis (2005). Old Leather: An Oral History of Early Pro Football in Ohio, 1920-1935. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 0810856603.(Chapter 13 concerns Broda)
  3. ^ "Harold A. Broda". Brown University. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved August 29, 2014.
  4. ^ a b "Associated Press Picks All-American Eleven". Morning News Review. South Carolina. December 5, 1926.
  5. ^ Norman Brown (December 13, 1926). "Six Mid-West Stars Are On Nation's All-American Football Selection: Mythical Team of Million Grid Fans Released; 500 Newspapers Conduct Poll to Get Genuine Football Eleven". The Davenport Democrat And Leader.
  6. ^ "All-American Is Chosen By New York Sun". Athens Messenger. November 28, 1926.