Urban Odson

Urban Odson

No. 63
Position:	Tackle
Personal information
Born:	(1918-11-17)November 17, 1918 Clark, South Dakota,U.S.
Died:	June 22, 1986(1986-06-22)(aged 67) Rapid City, South Dakota,U.S.
Height:	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:	251 lb (114 kg)
Career information
High school:	Clark (South Dakota)
College:	Minnesota
NFL draft:	1942/ round: 1 / pick: 9
Career history
Green Bay Packers(1946–49)
Career highlights and awards
2×National champion(1940,1941) ConsensusAll-American(1940) Second-team All American 1941 First-teamAll-Big Ten(1940) South Dakota Sports Hall of Fame University of Minnesota "M" Club Athletic Hall of Fame
Career NFL statistics
Games played: 39 Fumbles recovered: 3
Player stats atPFR

Urban Leroy Odson(November 17, 1918 – June 22, 1986) was anAmerican footballtacklein theNational Football League(NFL) who played 44 games for theGreen Bay Packers(1946–1949). In 1942, the Green Bay Packers used the 9th pick in the 1st round of the1942 NFL draftto sign Odson out of theUniversity of Minnesota.Odson, a consensus All-American,starred on two undefeated NCAA National Championship teams for theGolden Gophers(1940 and 1941). Odson was selected to play in the 1942 College All-Star game on August 28, 1942 in front of 101,103 spectators against theChicago BearsatSoldier FieldinChicago.Odson also was selected to play in theEast-West Shrine All Star game.Odson entered theNavyand played for the legendary World War II Great Lakes football teams that played exhibition games against pro teams. Ensign Odson is listed on the Football and America:World War IIHonor Roll at thePro Football Hall of FameinCanton, Ohio.After serving a tour in thePacific theateraboardUSSAmsterdam,Odson went on to play underCurly Lambeaufor four seasons with the Packers and left the Packers after the1949 season.After brief stops with Chicago and Baltimore in 1950 he joined theMontreal Alouettesof theCanadian Football Leaguefor one season.