Gene Gedman
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| Position: | Running back |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | January 9, 1932 Duquesne, Pennsylvania,U.S. |
| Died: | August 19, 1974(aged 42) Chicago,Illinois,U.S. |
| Height: | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
| Weight: | 195 lb (88 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Duquesne (PA) |
| College: | Indiana |
| NFL draft: | 1953/ Round:2/ Pick: 25 |
| Career history | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Player stats atPFR | |
Eugene William Gedman(January 9, 1932 – August 19, 1974) was anAmerican footballplayer, arunning backfor four seasons with theDetroit Lionsof theNational Football League(NFL),1953and1956through1958.The Lions wonleague titlesin1953and1957.He served in the military during the1954and1955seasons.[1][2][3]
Biography
[edit]Born inDuquesne, Pennsylvania,a suburb southeast ofPittsburgh,Gedman graduated from Duquesne High School in 1949. He playedcollege footballatIndiana UniversityinBloomington,where he was the Hoosiers' captain and most valuable player (twice), andAll-Big Ten.[4]He played in theEast–West Shrine Gameand was selected by the Lions in thesecond roundof the1953 NFL draft,the fifteenth overall pick.
During his fifth training camp, Gedman was waived by the Lions in mid-September1959.[5]A few days later he was later withdrawn from waivers and put on the injured list, due to a knee injury from the previous season.[6]In 1963, he won a $15,000workmen's compensationsettlement from the club.[7][8]
After football
[edit]In the early 1960s, Gedman coached in theUnited Football League,atIndianapolisandGrand Rapids,[9]and was a pension administrator for the city ofDetroit.[10]He was later a sales manager for a fire extinguisher company inChicago.Gedman died at home in 1974 of a heart attack at age 42.[11]
References
[edit]- ^Hammel, Bob; Klingelhoffer, Kit (1999).Glory of Old IU, Indiana University.Sports Publishing Inc. p.114.
- ^"Army takes Gedman".Pittsburgh Press.February 24, 1954. p. 24.
- ^Strickler, George (July 7, 1954)."Lions to open drills minus six regulars".Chicago Daily Tribune.p. 1, part 3.
- ^"Gedman most valuable at Indiana again".Chicago Daily Tribune.November 27, 1952. p. 1, part 9.
- ^"Colts cut Lyles; Lions Gedman".Milwaukee Sentinel.press dispatches. September 16, 1959. p. 4, part 2.[permanent dead link]
- ^"Keep Gedman".Milwaukee Sentinel.Associated Press. September 18, 1959. p. 4, part 2.[permanent dead link]
- ^"Gedman to get $15,000 from Lions".Milwaukee Sentinel.Associated Press. November 2, 1963. p. 4, part 2.[permanent dead link]
- ^"Grid players win verdicts in 3 courts".Gettysburg Times.Pennsylvania. Associated Press. November 2, 1963. p. 5.
- ^"Ex-Lion Gedman Grand Rapids pilot".Milwaukee Sentinel.Associated Press. April 15, 1962. p. 4S.[permanent dead link]
- ^"Gedman quits Detroit post".Owosso Argus-Press.Michigan. Associated Press. November 28, 1969. p. 22.
- ^"Former Lion Gedman is dead".Pittsburgh Press.August 20, 1974. p. 26.
External links
[edit]- Career statistics and player information fromNFL.com·Pro Football Reference·
- Indiana University Athletic Hall of FameArchived2015-09-19 at theWayback Machine– Gene Gedman