Henry Cronkite

Henry Oliver "Doc"[1] Cronkite (March 15, 1911 – December 27, 1949) was an American football player. He played college football at the end position for the Kansas State Wildcats football team and was selected by the United Press, Newspaper Enterprise Association, and College Humor as a first-team player on the 1931 College Football All-America Team.[2][3][4] He played professional football in 1934 for the Brooklyn Dodgers.[5][1] He died due to complications following a leg amputation.[6]

Henry Cronkite
Born:(1911-03-15)March 15, 1911
Oklahoma
Died:December 27, 1949(1949-12-27) (aged 38)
Augusta, Kansas
Career information
Position(s)End
CollegeKansas State College
Career highlights and awards

References
  1. "Wildcats in the NFL". Kansas State University. Archived from the original on 2014-11-06.
  2. McLemore, Henry (1931-12-04). "United Press Selects Stellar All-American". The Piqua Daily Call. Ohio.
  3. "Dalrymple Highest Vote-Getter In NEA Board's All-American Team". The Daily News. Frederick, Md. 1931-12-14.
  4. "All-America Selected by Coll. Humor". The Greeley Daily Tribune. Colorado. 1932-12-31.
  5. "Henry Oliver Cronkite". Oldest Living Pro Football Player.
  6. https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2199&dat=19491227&id=tkZiAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Q3cNAAAAIBAJ&pg=2348,7962413&hl=en


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