Dick Booth
Richard Thomas Booth (July 13, 1918 – November 25, 1987) was an American football player who played professional football in the National Football League (NFL) for the Detroit Lions in 1941 and 1945.[1]
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| Born: | July 13, 1918 Newell, WV | ||||||||||||
| Died: | November 25, 1987 (aged 69) East Liverpool, Ohio | ||||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||||||
| Weight: | 190 lb (86 kg) | ||||||||||||
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| High school: | East Liverpool | ||||||||||||
| College: | Western Reserve | ||||||||||||
| Position: | Halfback Punter | ||||||||||||
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| Player stats at NFL.com · PFR | |||||||||||||
Booth was born in Newell, WV, before moving to East Liverpool, OH where he played high school football alongside his brother Bill, who would go on to play for the Ohio State Buckeyes football team.[2] Dick Booth played college football at Western Reserve from 1938 to 1941, where he was instrumental in the 1941 Sun Bowl victory against Arizona State.
References
- "Dick Booth". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 14, 2016.
- THE EAST LIVERPOOL ONE HUNDRED http://www.eastliverpoolhistoricalsociety.org/el100.htm
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