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| Position: | Tailback |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | August 24, 1915 Springdale, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died: | April 5, 1988 (aged 72) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Height: | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
| Weight: | 195 lb (88 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Munhall (PA) Steel Valley |
| College: | Duquesne |
| NFL draft: | 1938 / Round: 1 / Pick: 3 |
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| Career NFL statistics | |
| Player stats at NFL.com · PFR | |
Urban Boyd Brumbaugh, Jr. (August 24, 1915 – April 5, 1988) was a professional football player in the National Football League (NFL) for the Brooklyn Dodgers and the Pittsburgh Pirates (who were later renamed the Pittsburgh Steelers in 1941).
College football[edit]
Prior to his professional career, he played college football at Duquesne University from 1935 to 1937,[1] where he received All-American honors.[citation needed] In 1936, he led the Dukes to a 7-0 victory over the Pittsburgh Panthers. It would be Pitts only loss of the season as they won the 1936 National Championship.
Pro football[edit]
Brumbaugh was the third overall pick of the 1938 NFL Draft.[2] He was drafted by the Dodgers from 1938 to 1939. During the 1939 season, he was traded to the Pirates-Steelers, where he played from 1939 to 1941.
Brumbaugh retired from football in 1942 and worked as an engineer.[3]
Honors[edit]
He was later elected into the Duquesne Sports Hall of Fame, Curbstone Coaches Hall of Fame, Western Pennsylvania Hall of Fame and the Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame.
Family[edit]
At the time of his death, Boyd was survived by his wife, Margaret Regina, a son, Jack, a daughter, Eileen and seven grandchildren.
References[edit]
- ^ "Boyd Brumbaugh Stats, News and Video - FB". www.nfl.com. Retrieved 10 April 2022.
- ^ "1938 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2023-03-25.
- ^ "Other Deaths". 7 April 1988. Retrieved 6 March 2024.