Bob Heydenfeldt | |
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September 17, 1933 Canoga Park, California |
Robert "Bob" Marshall Heydenfeldt (born September 17, 1933) is a former and Canadian football player.
Heydenfeldt played Tight end and Punter for coach Red Sanders at University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) from 1952 to 1954. He was a member of the Bruins team that lost the 1954 Rose Bowl and was named that year's FWAA & UPI National Champions. He was commissioned a 2nd lieutenant in the United States Air Force Reserves upon graduation from UCLA.[1] He played professionally for the Edmonton Eskimos of the Western Interprovincial Football Union. Heydenfeldt returned to the U.S. after one season in Canada and joined the Air Force. He was stationed at Hamilton Air Force Base in Novato, California and played End for the base football team. He later opened a sporting goods store with former UCLA teammate Don Long.
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- ↑ University of California Register, 1954-1955 with Announcements for 1955-1956 in Two Volumes, Volume II, "University of California Los Angeles The Thirty-Sixth Commencement June 19, 1955", page 86.
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