Duke Osborn
Born: | Falls Creek, Pennsylvania, United States | February 1, 1897
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Died: | November 2, 1976 | (aged 79)
Career information | |
Position(s) | Guard/Center |
Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) |
Weight | 188 lb (85 kg) |
College | Penn State |
Career history | |
As player | |
1921–1923 | Canton Bulldogs |
1924 | Cleveland Bulldogs |
1925–1928 | Pottsville Maroons |
Career highlights and awards | |
Robert Duke Osborn (February 1, 1897 – November 2, 1976) was an American football player. After high school, Osborn attended Penn State University. Osborn made his professional debut in the National Football League in 1921 with the Canton Bulldogs. He would go to help the Bulldogs win back-to-back NFL Championships in 1922 and 1923. During the course of his career, Osborn also played for the Cleveland Bulldogs and Pottsville Maroons. He spent a total of 8 years in the NFL. Osborn also became part owner of the Maroons in 1928, when team's owner, Dr. John G. Streigel, "loaned" the team to three players Wilbur "Pete" Henry, Herb Stein and Osborn. However, after the season Streigel, who probably still had majority ownership, sold the team to a New England-based partnership that included Maroons' standout George Kenneally.[1]
After his career in football Osborn became a general superintendent for Oldsmobile’s assembly division.[2]
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- 1897 births
- 1976 deaths
- Players of American football from Pennsylvania
- Canton Bulldogs players
- Cleveland Bulldogs players
- Penn State Nittany Lions football players
- People from Clearfield County, Pennsylvania
- People from Jefferson County, Pennsylvania
- Pottsville Maroons players