John Letsinger Explained

John Letsinger
Number:	31
Position:	Guard
Birth Date:	17 November 1911
Birth Place:	Jasonville, Indiana, U.S.
Death Place:	Bloomington, Indiana, U.S.
Height Ft:	5
Height In:	10
Weight Lbs:	190
High School:	Bloomfield (IN)
College:	Purdue
Pastteams:	Pittsburgh Pirates
Highlights:	Second-team All-Big Ten (1932)
Pfr:	L/LetsJi20

John Howard Letsinger (November 17, 1911 – January 31, 2002) was an American football center who played one season with the Pittsburgh Pirates of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Purdue University and attended Bloomfield High School in Bloomfield, Indiana.^[1] Several sources give his nickname as "Jim".^{[2] [3]}

College career

Letsinger played for the Purdue Boilermakers from 1931 to 1932, earning Associated Press Second-team All-Big Ten honors in 1932.^{[4] [5]}

Professional career

Letsinger played in one game for the Pittsburgh Pirates during the 1933 season.^[1]

External links

• Just Sports Stats

Notes and References

1. Web site: JOHN LETSINGER . profootballarchives.com . 23 August 2014.
2. Web site: Jim Letsinger . nfl.com . August 3, 2015.
3. Web site: Jim Letsinger . Sports Reference LLC . pro-football-reference.com . August 3, 2015.
4. Web site: Boilers By Numbers: No. 20 . purdue.rivals.com . August 16, 2004 . August 3, 2015 . Karpick, Alan . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150803195942/https://purdue.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=320201 . August 3, 2015 .
5. News: Associated Press Names Berry on All-Conference Team . . November 22, 1932 . . August 3, 2015 . 6.