Art Engstrom

Arthur Edward Engstrom (August 23, 1898 – April 10, 1953) was an American football guard who played one season in the National Football League (NFL) for the Duluth Kelleys. He played college football for Chicago.

Art Engstrom
Personal information
Born:(1898-08-23)August 23, 1898
Duluth, Minnesota, U.S.
Died:April 10, 1953(1953-04-10) (aged 54)
Duluth, Minnesota, U.S.
Height:5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Weight:185 lb (84 kg)
Career information
High school:Valparaiso (IN)
College:Chicago
Position:Guard
Career history
Career NFL statistics
Games played:1
Games started:1
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

Engstrom was born on August 23, 1898, in Duluth, Minnesota. He attended Valparaiso High School in Indiana, before playing college football for Chicago. After graduating from Chicago, Engstrom played for the Duluth Kelleys of the National Football League (NFL) in 1924.

He appeared in two games. The first was an exhibition tie against the Ironwood Legion, in which he was starting left guard.[1] He also started in the first game of the regular season, a 6–3 win over the Green Bay Packers.[2] He did not play for the rest of the season, and was not on a team in the next year, finishing his career with just one game at the professional level.[3]

He died on April 10, 1953, in Duluth, at the age of 54.

References
  1. "Kelleys Outplayed In All Departments". Ironwood Daily Globe. September 22, 1924 – via Newspapers.com. open access
  2. "Duluth Expects Capacity Crowd At Packer Game". The Post-Crescent. September 27, 1924 – via Newspapers.com. open access
  3. "Art Engstrom Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
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