Dave Bernard (American football) explained

Dave Bernard
Position:QB / FB / LB
Birth Date:September 26, 1912
Birth Place:Jefferson, South Dakota, U.S.
Death Place:Montgomery, Alabama, U.S.
Height Ft:5
Height In:10
Weight Lbs:194
High School:Sioux City (IA) Central
College:Mississippi
Pastteams:
Highlights:
Statlabel1:Games played
Statvalue1:13
Statlabel2:Completions / Attempts
Statvalue2:0 / 4
Statlabel3:Interceptions thrown
Statvalue3:2
Statlabel4:Rushing attempts / Yds
Statvalue4:1 / 6
Pfr:BernDa20

David Edgar "King" Bernard (born September 26, 1912, died July 17, 1973) was an American football player who played two seasons in the NFL with the Cleveland Rams.

Early life

Bernard was born in Jefferson, South Dakota and attended Central High School in Sioux City, Iowa.[1]

He matriculated at the University of Mississippi (Ole Miss).[1]

Football career

Bernard played two seasons for the Cleveland Rams in 1944 and 1945.[1] Previously, in 1942 he had briefly been on the roster of the Pittsburgh Steelers, but never saw action.[2] [3] Bernard also played in 1942 with the minor-league Wilmington Clippers of the American Association.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Dave Bernard bio . databaseFootball . 19 February 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100220001855/http://databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=BERNADAV01 . 20 February 2010 .
  2. News: Steelers Release Six Players And Add Two Others to Roster. Sell. Jack. September 10, 1942. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. 16. 20 February 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20151117043005/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=jjsNAAAAIBAJ&sjid=D2oDAAAAIBAJ&dq=football%20%7C%20steelers%20%7C%20rams%20%7C%201942%20dave-bernard&pg=5275%2C4811641. 17 November 2015. dead. dmy-all.
  3. News: Injury Robs Steelers of Sanders. Muldoon. Cecil G.. September 23, 1942. Pittsburgh Press. 20 February 2010.
  4. Brainerd. Steven M.. 1991. Starting at the Bottom: Hundreds of Minor League Players Made it to the NFL. The Coffin Corner. Professional Football Researchers Association. 13. 3. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20101127020344/http://profootballresearchers.org/Coffin_Corner/13-03-427.pdf. 2010-11-27.