Len Barnum
Appearance
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Position: | Quarterback | ||||||
Personal information | |||||||
Born: | Parkersburg, West Virginia | September 18, 1912||||||
Died: | November 24, 1998 Columbia City, Indiana | (aged 86)||||||
Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||
Weight: | 200 lb (91 kg) | ||||||
Career information | |||||||
High school: | Parkersburg (WV) | ||||||
College: | West Virginia Wesleyan | ||||||
NFL draft: | 1936 / Round: 2 / Pick: 12 | ||||||
Career history | |||||||
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Career NFL statistics as of 1942 | |||||||
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Leonard Warner Barnum (September 18, 1912 – November 24, 1998) was an American football quarterback who played professionally in the National Football League (NFL) for the New York Giants and the Philadelphia Eagles. He was the first and only quarterback selected in the inaugural NFL Draft in 1936.
Early life and education
Barnum attended West Virginia Wesleyan College. He served in the United States Navy during the World War II era.
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- People from Columbia City, Indiana
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