Fred Danziger | |
Position: | Fullback |
Birth Date: | January 12, 1906 |
Birth Place: | Detroit, Michigan, U.S. |
Death Date: | October 18, 1948 (age 42) |
Death Place: | Dearborn, Michigan, U.S. |
Height Ft: | 5 |
Height In: | 11 |
Weight Lbs: | 175 |
High School: | Western (Detroit, MI) |
College: | Michigan State University |
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Pfr: | DanzFr20 |
Frederick W. Danziger (January 12, 1906 – October 18, 1948) was an American football player. Danziger was born in 1906 in Detroit and attended Detroit's Western High School.[1] He played college football as a halfback for Michigan State College (later known as Michigan State University) and was co-captain of the 1929 Michigan State Spartans football team.[2] He was seriously injured in October 1929 with a fractured bone in the lumbar region.[3] He later played professional football in the National Football League (NFL) for the Cleveland Indians during the 1931 season.[4] He later worked as a salesman for a biscuit company. He died in 1948 at age 42.[5]