Bob Haak (American football)
Robert "Bob" Ally Haak (March 26, 1916 – November 1, 1992) was an American football player.
| Position: | Guard, tackle |
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| Personal information | |
| Born: | March 26, 1916 Hammond, Indiana |
| Died: | November 1, 1992 (aged 76) Bloomington, Indiana |
| Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Weight: | 245 lb (111 kg) |
| Career information | |
| College: | Indiana |
| NFL Draft: | 1939 / Round: 2 / Pick: 15 |
| Career history | |
| Player stats at PFR | |
Early life
Haak graduated from Hammond High School in Hammond, Indiana where he was a two-time state champion heavy-weight wrestler and an all-conference tackle.[1][2] He went on to Indiana University where he was a member of the football team, wrestling team, and Sigma Pi fraternity. In 1937, he placed third in the Unlimited division at the NCAA Wrestling championships.[3] During his senior year at Indiana he was named to the all-Big Ten team and played in the 1939 Blue–Gray Football Classic All-Star game. He earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Education.[4]
Pro career
He played Guard and Tackle for the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1939.[5]
Professional life
After leaving the NFL he spent 1940 as the line coach for the Indiana Hoosiers freshmen football team.[2]
In later life he owned the distributing company Best Beers of Bloomington.[6]
He was inducted into the Indiana Wrestling Hall of Fame in 1970 and into the Indiana Football Hall of Fame in 1976.[2]
References
- "State Champions". IndianaMat.
- "Haak, Robert A." Indiana Football Hall of Fame.
- Palmer, Mark (March 27, 2017). "Looking back 80 years: 1937 NCAAs on film". InterMat.
- "Sigma Pi In The News: Robert "Spanky" Haak, Football and Wrestling Star" (PDF). The Emerald of Sigma Pi. Vol. 26 no. 1. May 1939. p. 19.
- Langhammer, Jay (Fall 1985). "Sigma Pis in Pro Football" (PDF). The Emerald of Sigma Pi. Vol. 74 no. 3. p. 21.
- Malt Beverages Interbrand Competition Act: Hearings Before the Committee on the Judiciary, United States Senate. United States Congress. 1982. p. 315. Retrieved December 3, 2020.