This article is about the American football player. For others with the same or similar name, see David Bernard.
QB / FB / LB | |
Personal information | |
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Date of birth: | September 26, 1912|
Place of birth: Jefferson, South Dakota | |
Date of death: July 17, 1973 | (aged 60)|
Place of death: Montgomery, Alabama | |
Career information | |
College: Mississippi | |
No regular season or postseason appearances | |
Career history | |
* Cleveland Rams ( 1945– 1946) | |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Games played | 13 |
Completions / Attempts | 0 / 4 |
Interceptions thrown | 2 |
Rushing attempts / Yds | 1 / 6 |
Stats at pro-football-reference.com |
David Edgar "King" Bernard (born September 26, 1912, died July 17, 1973) was an American football player who played two seasons in the NFL with the Cleveland Rams.
Early life
Bernard was born in Jefferson, South Dakota and attended Central High School in Sioux City, Iowa.[1]
He matriculated at the University of Mississippi (Ole Miss).[1]
Football career
Bernard played two seasons for the Cleveland Rams in 1944 and 1945.[1] Previously, in 1942 he had briefly been on the roster of the Pittsburgh Steelers, but never saw action.[2][3] Bernard also played in 1942 with the minor-league Wilmington Clippers of the American Association.[4]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Dave Bernard bio". databaseFootball. Archived from the original on 20 February 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20100220001855/http://databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=BERNADAV01. Retrieved 19 February 2010.
- ↑ Sell, Jack (September 10, 1942). "Steelers Release Six Players And Add Two Others to Roster". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. pp. 16. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=jjsNAAAAIBAJ&sjid=D2oDAAAAIBAJ&dq=football%20%7C%20steelers%20%7C%20rams%20%7C%201942%20dave-bernard&pg=5275%2C4811641. Retrieved 20 February 2010.
- ↑ Muldoon, Cecil G. (September 23, 1942). "Injury Robs Steelers of Sanders". Pittsburgh Press. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=6yobAAAAIBAJ&sjid=gEwEAAAAIBAJ&pg=2700%2C4322111. Retrieved 20 February 2010.
- ↑ Brainerd, Steven M. (1991). "Starting at the Bottom: Hundreds of Minor League Players Made it to the NFL". The Coffin Corner (Professional Football Researchers Association) 13 (3). Archived from the original on 2010-11-27. https://web.archive.org/web/20101127020344/http://profootballresearchers.org/Coffin_Corner/13-03-427.pdf.
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- Players of American football from South Dakota
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