Carl Bacchus

Robert Carl Bacchus (July 31, 1904 – March 2, 1985) was an American football player.

Carl Bacchus
Personal information
Born:(1904-07-31)July 31, 1904
Pine Bluff, Arkansas
Died:March 2, 1985(1985-03-02) (aged 80)
Kansas City, Missouri
Height:6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight:204 lb (93 kg)
Career information
High school:Kansas City (MO) Central
College:Missouri
Position:End
Career history
Player stats at PFR

Bacchus was born in Pine Bluff, Arkansas, in 1904.[1] He played at the end position in the National Football League for the 1927 Cleveland Bulldogs and the 1928 Detroit Wolverines.[2] He also played college football at the University of Missouri where he was selected by the Associated Press as a third-team player on the 1926 College Football All-America Team.[3]

During World War II, Bacchus served in the Army Air Forces and received a Bronze Star.[1]

Bacchus moved to Kansas City, Missouri, as a boy and lived there for the rest of his life.[1] He was married in 1935 to Mildred Matthew.[4] He worked from approximately 1945 to 1970 for the Kansas City Life Insurance Co.; he finished as the company's vice president and director of real estate and city loans.[1]

References
  1. "Robert C. Bacchus". The Kansas City Star. March 3, 1985. p. 38A – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Carl Bacchus NFL Football Statistics". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC.
  3. "Associated Press Picks All-American Eleven". Morning News Review. South Carolina. December 5, 1926.
  4. "Former M.U. Grid Star Weds". The Kansas City Times. May 13, 1935. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
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