Bob Jensen (American football)

Robert Peter Jensen (December 29, 1925 – October 8, 2015) was an American football end.

Bob Jensen
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Bob Jensen, 1949
Personal information
Born:(1925-12-29)December 29, 1925
Chicago
Died:October 8, 2015(2015-10-08) (aged 89)
Rancho Mirage, California
Height:6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
High school:Lane Tech (IL)
College:Iowa State
Position:End
NFL Draft:1948 / Round: 13 / Pick: 109
Career history
Career NFL statistics
Games:34
Player stats at PFR

Jensen was born in 1925 in Chicago and attended high school at Lane Tech.[1] He was captain of the Lane Tech football team and selected for all-Chicago honors in 1943.[2] He served in the Navy after high school and then played college football for the Iowa State in 1946 and 1947.[2] In 1947, he ranked fifth in the Big Six Conference with 11 receptions for 212 yards.[3]

He was selected by the Boston Yanks with the 109th pick in the 1948 NFL Draft,[4] but he instead took a job with the Carnegie Illinois Steel Company upon graduation.[3] He signed in July 1948 with the Chicago Rockets of the All-America Football Conference (AAFC).[5] He played for the Rockets/Hornets in 1948 and 1949, and in the National Football League (NFL) for the Baltimore Colts during the 1950 season.[4][6][7] He appeared in a total of 34 AAFC and NFL games and had 22 receptions for 290 yards and one touchdown.[4]

He died in 2015 at age 89 in Rancho Mirage, California.[4]

References
  1. "Bob Jensen". The Gazette. Pro Football Archives. 19 January 1948. p. 9. Retrieved February 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "I.S.C. Pass Receivers Victory Key". Des Moines Tribune. September 16, 1946. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Cyclones' Bob Jensen To Join Grid Dodgers". The Gazette. January 19, 1948. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Bob Jensen Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 22, 2021.
  5. "Chicago Rockets Sign Bob Jensen". Des Moines Tribune. July 8, 1948. p. 29 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Bob Jensen, '48 Rookie End, Signs With Hornets". Chicago Tribune. June 24, 1949. p. 54 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Dons Encounter a Solid Wall in Hornets' Line". Chicago Tribune. September 13, 1949. p. 29 – via Newspapers.com.
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