Chet Wetterlund
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| Born: | March 19, 1918 Chicago, Illinois | ||||||
| Died: | September 5, 1944 (aged 26) Atlantic Ocean, off New Jersey | ||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||
| Weight: | 185 lb (84 kg) | ||||||
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| High school: | Chicago (IL) Morgan Park | ||||||
| College: | Illinois Wesleyan | ||||||
| Position: | Halfback | ||||||
| NFL draft: | 1942 / Round: 9 / Pick: 74 | ||||||
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Chester Jerome Wetterlund (March 19, 1918 – September 5, 1944) was an American football halfback who died in World War II. He was killed in a plane crash off the New Jersey coast on a routine training flight in a Curtiss SB2C Helldiver. Wetterlund's plane experienced trouble, and he was forced to ditch in the sea. He was killed instantly in the landing of his plane.
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