Bob Steuber, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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American football player
Date of Birth: 25-Oct-1921
Place of Birth: Wenonah, New Jersey, United States
Date of Death: 29-Nov-1996
Profession: American football player
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Scorpio 
About Bob Steuber
- Robert James Steuber (October 25, 1921 – November 29, 1996) was an American football halfback who has the distinction of having played NCAA college football after playing professional football in the NFL.
- Steuber played four seasons in the National Football League (NFL) and the All-America Football Conference (AAFC).
- Growing up in St.
- Louis, Missouri, Steuber was a standout on his high school football team.
- He attended the University of Missouri, where he quickly became one of the country's most productive runners and scoring threats.
- He was second in the country in 1942 with more than 1,000 yards of rushing.
- Steuber was drafted by the NFL's Chicago Bears and played one game for the team, appearing as a substitute on September 26, 1943 in the Green Bay Packers' home opener, which ended in a 21-21 tie.
- The next day, Steuber entered the United States Navy and was transferred to DePauw University in Greencastle, Indiana for pre-flight training.
- Despite having gone from amateur status to professional football, Steuber was allowed to return to college football six days later and led DePauw to a 50-0 win over Illinois Normal College, rushing for 225 yards and scoring 25 points in the first half.
- Playing for DePauw's football team in 1943, he led the nation in scoring.
- After the war, Steuber signed with the Cleveland Browns of the AAFC, a new league set to start play in 1946.
- He was limited by a knee injury that year, however, and was traded to the Los Angeles Dons after the Browns won the first AAFC championship game.
- Steuber only played in three games for the Dons due to another knee injury, and he was again traded to the Buffalo Bills.
- A broken back toward the end of the 1948 season ended his playing career for good.
- Steuber then settled in St.
- Louis, where he worked as a sports announcer on the weekends.
- He was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 1971 and the University of Missouri's athletics hall of fame in 1990.
- His number 37 jersey is retired at Missouri.
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