Robert Carl Bacchus (July 31, 1904 – March 2, 1985) was an American professional football player who was an end in the National Football League (NFL).
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| Position: | End |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | July 31, 1904 Pine Bluff, Arkansas, U.S. |
| Died: | March 2, 1985 (aged 80) Kansas City, Missouri, U.S. |
| Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Weight: | 204 lb (93 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Kansas City (MO) Central |
| College: | Missouri |
| Career history | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| Stats at Pro Football Reference | |
Bacchus was born in Pine Bluff, Arkansas, in 1904.[1] He played at the end position in the National Football League for the 1927 Cleveland Bulldogs and the 1928 Detroit Wolverines.[2] He also played college football at the University of Missouri where he was selected by the Associated Press as a third-team player on the 1926 College Football All-America Team.[3]
During World War II, Bacchus served in the Army Air Forces and received a Bronze Star.[1]
Bacchus moved to Kansas City, Missouri, as a boy and lived there for the rest of his life.[1] He was married in 1935 to Mildred Matthew.[4] He worked from approximately 1945 to 1970 for the Kansas City Life Insurance Co.; he finished as the company's vice president and director of real estate and city loans.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Robert C. Bacchus". The Kansas City Star. March 3, 1985. p. 38A – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Carl Bacchus Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 25, 2024.
- ^ "Associated Press Picks All-American Eleven". Morning News Review. South Carolina. December 5, 1926.
- ^ "Former M.U. Grid Star Weds". The Kansas City Times. May 13, 1935. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.