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Dale Meinert (December 18, 1933 – May 10, 2004) was an American professional football linebacker.[1] He played ten seasons in the National Football League (NFL) for the Chicago / St. Louis Cardinals, playing his two first seasons as a guard. Previously he played three seasons with the Edmonton Eskimos of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played college football for the Oklahoma A&M Cowboys.
Meinert, misspelled on the promotional image in 1961 | |||||||||||
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Position: | Linebacker | ||||||||||
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Born: | Lone Wolf, Oklahoma, U.S. | December 18, 1933||||||||||
Died: | May 10, 2004 Clinton, Oklahoma, U.S. | (aged 70)||||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||||
Weight: | 220 lb (100 kg) | ||||||||||
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High school: | Lone Wolf | ||||||||||
College: | Oklahoma A&M | ||||||||||
NFL draft: | 1955 / Round: 8 / Pick: 88 | ||||||||||
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Player stats at PFR |
Death
editHe died after a long battle with Alzheimer's disease.
References
edit- ^ Underwood, Bob. "Forgotten Big Red Star: Dale Meinert". The Big Red Zone. The Big Red Zone. Retrieved February 1, 2024.