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Bob Skoglund
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Skoglund on a 1948 Bowman football card
No. 52
Position:Defensive end
Personal information
Born:(1925-07-29)July 29, 1925
Chicago, Illinois
Died:January 1, 1949(1949-01-01) (aged 23)
Career information
High school:Chicago (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

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 Chicago, Illinois,[1] 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.

References

  1. ^ "1909-1957". Loyola Academy. Retrieved August 27, 2019.