Bob Books (American football) explained

Bob Books
Number:	9
Position:	Fullback
Birth Date:	1 March 1903
Height Ft:	5
Height In:	11
Weight Lbs:	190
High School:	Mercersburg (PA) Academy
College:	Dickinson
Pastteams:	Frankford Yellow Jackets
Highlights:	NFL champion
Pfr:	B/BookBo20

Robert Garfield Books (March 1, 1903 – April 4, 1958) was an American football fullback who played one season with the Frankford Yellow Jackets of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Dickinson College. He first enrolled at Harrisburg Technical High School in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania before transferring to Mercersburg Academy in Mercersburg, Pennsylvania.

Early years

Books was part of the 1919 Harrisburg Tech High School Football National Championship team before transferring to Mercersburg Academy in Mercersburg, Pennsylvania.^{[1] [2]}

College career

Books played for the Dickinson Red Devils, where he was named team captain in 1925.^[3]

Professional career

Books played in four games for the Frankford Yellow Jackets of the NFL in 1926.^[2]

External links

• Just Sports Stats

Notes and References

1. Web site: September 9, 2015 . Hal . Wilson . Harrisburg Tech 1919 . PA Football News . 2006 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150910025847/http://www.pawrsl.com/pfn/wilson_harrisburg19.htm . September 10, 2015 .
2. Web site: BOB BOOKS . profootballarchives.com . May 8, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150518070024/http://www.profootballarchives.com/book00800.html# . 2015-05-18 . dead .
3. News: . October 24, 1925 . Football Men Elect Books 1925 Captain . . Dickinson College . September 9, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150910025917/http://deila.dickinson.edu/cdm/ref/collection/dickinsonia/id/22099 . September 10, 2015 . dead .