Bill Fleckenstein Explained

Position:Guard
Number:15
Birth Date:4 November 1903
Birth Place:Faribault, Minnesota, U.S.
Death Place:Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Height Ft:6
Height In:1
Weight Lbs:201
High School:Faribault (MN)
College:Carleton, Iowa[1]
Teams:
Statlabel1:Games played
Statvalue1:84
Statlabel2:Games started
Statvalue2:50
Statlabel3:Touchdowns
Statvalue3:1
Highlights:
Pfr:FlecBi20

William Peter Fleckenstein (November 4, 1903 – January 25, 1967) was an American professional football player who was a guard in the National Football League (NFL) for seven seasons with the Chicago Bears, the Portsmouth Spartans, the Brooklyn Dodgers, and the Frankford Yellow Jackets.[1]

In March 1934, he married the actress Mildred Harris,[2] who was previously married to Charlie Chaplin, with whom he lived until her death in 1944.

On April 9, 1946, he married Esther Louise Priebe. They lived in Hollywood, California. They had three children (John William, Cheryl Ann, and Julie Jane).

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bill Fleckenstein Stats . Pro Football Reference.
  2. Mason City Globe Gazette, March 19, 1934, p. 18, Mason City Globe Gazette online on Newspaperarchive.com