This article is about the American football player. For others with the same or similar name, see David Bernard.
| QB / FB / LB | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| 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 | |
| |
| 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[edit | edit source]
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[edit | edit source]
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[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 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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