Bob Skoglund

Bob Skoglund

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Skoglund on a 1948 Bowman football card
No. 52
Position: Defensive end
Personal information
Date of birth: (1925-07-29)July 29, 1925
Place of birth: Chicago, Illinois
Date of death: January 1, 1949(1949-01-01) (aged 23)
Career information
High school: Wilmette (IL) Loyola
College: Notre Dame
NFL Draft: 1947 / Round: 13 / Pick: 111
Career history
Career NFL statistics
Games played: 9
Games started: 1
Fumble recoveries: 2
Player stats at NFL.com

Robert W. "Bob" Skoglund (July 29, 1925 January 1, 1949) was a professional American football defensive end in the National Football League.

Skoglund was born in Chicago, Illinois. He starred at Loyola Academy in Wilmette, Illinois before attending the University of Notre Dame. A 6'1" end, he participated in the 1945 and 1946 East-West Shrine Games and earned three letters with the Fighting Irish. He later played with the Green Bay Packers during the 1947 NFL season.

Skoglund died suddenly of a kidney infection in 1949.


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