Lloyd Burdick Explained

Lloyd Burdick should not be confused with Usher L. Burdick.

Lloyd Burdick
Number:14
Position:Tackle
Birth Date:8 August 1909
Birth Place:Assumption, Illinois, U.S.
Death Place:Michigan, North Dakota, U.S.
Height Ft:6
Height In:4
Weight Lbs:248
High School:Chicago (IL) Morgan Park
College:Illinois
Pastteams:
Pastcoaching:
  • Knox (IL) (1934)
Highlights:
Pfr:B/BurdLl20

Lloyd Sumner "Shorty" Burdick (August 8, 1909 – August 9, 1945) was an American football tackle who played three seasons in the National Football League (NFL) with the Chicago Bears and Cincinnati Reds. He played college football at the University of Illinois and attended Morgan Park Military Academy in Chicago, Illinois.[1]

College career

Burdick played for the Illinois Fighting Illini. He graduated from the school of commerce and agriculture at the University of Illinois.[2]

Professional career

Chicago Bears

Burdick played in 22 games, starting nineteen, for the Chicago Bears from 1931 to 1932.[3]

Cincinnati Reds

Burdick played in ten games, starting nine, for the Cincinnati Reds in 1933.[3]

Personal life

Burdick was a district representative of the Caterpillar company. His Caterpillar company territory included North Dakota, Montana, and the provinces of Alberta and Saskatchewan, Canada. He spent 28 months as supervisor of maintenance on the Alcan highway.[2] Burdick was one of 34 people killed in a train wreck on August 9, 1945, in Michigan, North Dakota.[4]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: LLOYD BURDICK . profootballarchives.com . October 10, 2015 . September 9, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150909162959/http://www.profootballarchives.com/burd00200.html . dead .
  2. Web site: 1945 Obituary for Lloyd S. Burdick, 36 . michigannd.com . October 10, 2015 . unfit . https://web.archive.org/web/20160610170740/http://www.michigannd.com/index.asp?SEC=31FFF3FA-49E9-4C7B-900A-B326700E1E44&DE=C5E64A2C-233F-4297-A4AA-3B27EB7C9A4E&Type=B_BASIC . June 10, 2016 .
  3. Web site: Lloyd Burdick . Sports Reference LLC . pro-football-reference.com . October 10, 2015.
  4. Web site: Lloyd Sumner 'Shorty' Burdick . oldestlivingprofootball.com . October 10, 2015 . unfit . https://web.archive.org/web/20151011015759/http://www.oldestlivingprofootball.com/lloydsumnerburdick.htm . October 11, 2015 .