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Bob Odell (American football)

Bob Odell
Biographical details
Born(1922-03-05)March 5, 1922
Corning, Iowa, U.S.
DiedDecember 15, 2012(2012-12-15) (aged 90)
King of Prussia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Playing career
1941–1943Penn
1946Card-Pitt
Position(s)Halfback
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1946–1947Yale (assistant)
1948Temple (assistant)
1949–1957Wisconsin (line)
1958–1964Buckell
1965–1970Penn
1971–1986Williams
Head coaching record
Overall75–49–4
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
2 Lambert Cup (1960, 1964)
Awards
Maxwell Award (1943)
2× Consensus All-American (1943, 1944)
First-team All-Eastern (1943)
College Football Hall of Fame
Inducted in 1992 (profile)

Robert Harper Odell (March 5, 1922 – December 15, 2012) was an American football player and coach. He played college football as a halfback for the Penn Quakers, where he won the Maxwell Award in 1943. He was selected in the second round (15th overall) of the 1944 NFL draft by the Pittsburgh Steelers, but served in the United States Navy from 1944 through 1946. The Steelers offered Odell $8,000 to play in the 1946 season, however, his doctor recommended that he give up football due to a knee injury suffered while playing basketball. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1992.


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