Scotty Bierce
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Born: | Kearney, Nebraska | September 3, 1896||||
Died: | April 26, 1982 Valley City, Ohio | (aged 85)||||
Height: | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||||
Weight: | 164 lb (74 kg) | ||||
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High school: | Cuyahoga Falls (OH) | ||||
College: | Akron | ||||
Position: | Defensive end | ||||
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Bruce Wallace Bierce was a professional football player who played for the Akron Pros, Buffalo All-Americans, Cleveland Indians and Cleveland Bulldogs of the National Football League. Bierce won a league title in 1920 with the Pros and he won a second title in 1924 with the Bulldogs. Scotty also served as a player-coach for the Pros in 1925.
After his playing career ended, Briece became a prominent Akron attorney and a community leader.[1]
The Bruce W. “Scotty” Bierce Athletic Scholarship Fund
The Bruce W. “Scotty” Bierce Athletic Scholarship Fund is an athletic scholarship at the University of Akron. It was established in Scott's will and provides scholarships for deserving athletes at the University. Awards are made by the director of athletics in cooperation with the University Scholarship Committee.[1] Bierce excelled in football while at the University. He was inducted into the Summit County Sports Hall of Fame in 1957 and the University of Akron Sports Hall of Fame in 1975.[2]
References
- ^ a b http://www.uakron.edu/development/ef14.php Archived July 6, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
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