Norm Standlee, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Norm Standlee

American football player

Date of Birth: 19-Jul-1919

Place of Birth: Downey, California, United States

Date of Death: 05-Jan-1981

Profession: American football player

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Cancer


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About Norm Standlee

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  • "Norm" Standlee (July 19, 1919 in Downey, California – January 5, 1981 in Mountain View, California) was an American football fullback and, later in his career, linebacker for the San Francisco 49ers of the NFL.
  • He was drafted out of Stanford University by the Chicago Bears in 1941.
  • He paid immediate dividends by finishing fourth in the league in rushing with a total of 414 yards and second in average per carry with 5.1.
  • He helped the Chicago Bears to the league championship title over the New York Giants that year before serving in the armed forces in World War II. Standlee was also the first fullback for the San Francisco 49ers of the All-America Football Conference, playing with Frankie Albert, Johnny Strzykalski, and Len Eshmont in that first backfield of the 49ers. On January 5, 1981, he died of natural causes in a motel room.
  • He was 61.

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