Vic Lindskog Explained

Vic Lindskog
Number:52
Position:Center
Linebacker
Birth Date:3 December 1914
Birth Place:Roundup, Montana, U.S.
Death Place:Fort Worth, Texas, U.S.
Height Ft:6
Height In:1
Weight Lb:203
High School:Roundup
(Roundup, Montana)
College:Santa Ana (1938–1939)
Stanford (1940–1941)
Draftyear:1942
Draftround:2
Draftpick:13
Pastteams:
Pastcoaching:
Highlights:
As a player
Statlabel1:Games played
Statvalue1:78
Statlabel2:Games started
Statvalue2:52
Statlabel3:Interceptions
Statvalue3:4
Statlabel4:Interception yards
Statvalue4:112
Statlabel5:Fumble recoveries
Statvalue5:5
Statlabel6:Defensive touchdowns
Statvalue6:1
Pfr:L/LindVi20

Victor Junior Lindskog (December 3, 1914 – February 28, 2003) was an American football player and coach. He played as center and linebacker for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League (NFL) from 1944 to 1951. Lindskog played college football for the Stanford Indians and was selected by the Eagles in the second round of the 1942 NFL draft.

Early life and college career

Lindskog was born in Roundup, Montana. He played junior college football at Santa Ana College from 1938 to 1939 and college football at Stanford University from 1940 to 1941, under head coach Clark Shaughnessy.

Coaching career

Lindskog first coached as an assistant in 1942, at his alma mater, Stanford. In the summer of 1946, he briefly served as an assistant coach at the University of Maryland under Shaughnessy, but returned to the play with the Eagles that fall.[1] [2]

After retiring from the playing following the 1951 season, Lindskog remained with the Eagles from 1952 to 1954 as line coach. From 1955 to 1958, he was an assistant coach for the BC Lions. In 1959, he was hired as an assistant football and track and field at Bakersfield College in Bakersfield, California under Ray Newman.[3] In 1960, Lindskog returned to the NFL as offensive line coach for the Los Angeles Rams under head coach Bob Waterfield.[4] After three season with the rams, he went back to Bakersfield, in 1963, as line coach.[5] The following year, he was rehired by the Rams as a scout.[6]

Death

Lindskog died on February 28, 2003, in Fort Worth, Texas.[7]

Notes and References

  1. News: . Vic Lindskog Will Assist Shaughnessy . . . . June 2, 1946 . 21 . May 11, 2024 . .
  2. News: . Vic Lindskog Returns To Pro Football . . . August 1, 1946 . 11 . May 11, 2024 . .
  3. News: . Ray Newman Will Be Bakersfield Coach . . . February 24, 1959 . 3B . May 11, 2024 . .
  4. News: . Vic Lindskog Joins Rams as Line Coach . . . April 15, 1960 . 3, part IV . May 11, 2024 . .
  5. News: . Bakersfield College Hires ExRam Coach . . . . March 19, 1963 . B7 . May 11, 2024 . .
  6. News: . Vic Lindskog Scout for Rams . . . . March 26, 1964 . 20 . May 11, 2024 . .
  7. Web site: Obituary: Vic Lindskog. March 4, 2003. Dallas Morning News. November 7, 2007 .