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Bill Fleckenstein

American football player (1903–1967)

American football player

Bill Fleckenstein

No. 15

Position:

Guard

Personal information

Born:

(1903-11-04)November 4, 1903
Faribault, Minnesota, U.S.

Died:

January 25, 1967(1967-01-25) (aged 63)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.

Height:

6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)

Weight:

201 lb (91 kg)

Career information

High school:

Faribault (MN)

College:

Carleton, Iowa^[1]

Career history

Chicago Bears (1925–1930)
Portsmouth Spartans (1930)
Brooklyn Dodgers (1931)
Frankford Yellow Jackets (1931)

Career highlights and awards

Third-team All-American (1924)

Career NFL statistics

Games played:	84
Games started:	50
Touchdowns:	1

William Peter Fleckenstein (November 4, 1903 – January 25, 1967) was an American professional football player who was a guard in the National Football League (NFL) for seven seasons with the Chicago Bears, the Portsmouth Spartans, the Brooklyn Dodgers, and the Frankford Yellow Jackets.^[1]

In March 1934, he married the actress Mildred Harris,^[2] who was previously married to Charlie Chaplin, with whom he lived until her death in 1944.

On April 9, 1946, he married Esther Louise Priebe. They lived in Hollywood, California. They had three children (John William, Cheryl Ann, and Julie Jane).

References

^ ^a ^b "Bill Fleckenstein Stats". Pro Football Reference.
^ Mason City Globe Gazette , March 19, 1934, p. 18, Mason City Globe Gazette online on Newspaperarchive.com