Burr Browning Baldwin(June 13, 1922 – August 20, 2007) was an American professionalfootballplayer. He playedcollege footballfor theUCLA Bruins,and became the school's first player to receiveAll-Americanhonors. Baldwin played pro football for three years with theLos Angeles Donsof theAll-America Football Conference(AAFC).
 Baldwin, circa 1946 | |
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| Position: | End |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | June 13, 1922 Bakersfield, California,U.S. |
| Died: | August 20, 2007(aged 85) Bakersfield, California, U.S. |
| Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Weight: | 197 lb (89 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Bakersfield (CA) |
| College: | UCLA |
| NFL draft: | 1947/ round: 3 / pick: 20 |
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| StatsatPro Football Reference | |
Biography
editBaldwin attendedBakersfield High SchoolinBakersfield, California.He attended college at theUniversity of California, Los Angeles,where he played for theBruinsas anendfrom 1940 to 1942. In 1943, he put his education and playing career on hiatus to enter theU.S. ArmyduringWorld War II.He served from May 1943 to July 1946 and became an infantry captain in three campaigns in theEuropean theater of operations.[1]
After the war, he returned to UCLA,[2]and in 1946, became the first UCLA football player to earnAll-America honors.He played in twoRose Bowlsfor UCLA and in1947was drafted by theGreen Bay Packers.[3]
After college, Baldwin played professional football with theLos Angeles Donsfrom 1947 to 1949. He returned to military service during theKorean Warfrom 1951 to 1953.[2]Baldwin spent fifty years working as an insurance broker before he retired in July 2007.[4]He died at his home in Bakersfield on August 20, 2007, of complications due to cancer.[5]The Bob Elias Kern County Sports Hall of Fame inducted Baldwin in February 1969.[2]
References
edit- ^"Burr Baldwin Regarded as Finest End U.C.L.A. Coach Ever Possessed",volume 59, number 67,The Bakersfield Californian,October 16, 1946, page 13.
- ^abcBurr Baldwin,Bob Elias Kern County Sports Hall of Fame, retrieved June 11, 2011.
- ^"Burr Baldwin".Pro-Football-Reference.RetrievedJuly 20,2009.
- ^"Burr Baldwin passes away".UCLA All Access. August 21, 2009. Archived fromthe originalon July 25, 2011.RetrievedJuly 20,2009.
- ^"Obituaries - Burr Baldwin, 85; first UCLA football star to be consensus All-American".Los Angeles Times.August 23, 2007.RetrievedJuly 20,2009.
