Dave Bernard (American football)

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.

This article is about the American football player. For others with the same or similar name, see David Bernard.
Dave Bernard
Position:QB / FB / LB
Personal information
Born:(1912-09-26)September 26, 1912
Jefferson, South Dakota
Died:July 17, 1973(1973-07-17) (aged 60)
Montgomery, Alabama
Height:5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight:194 lb (88 kg)
Career information
High school:Sioux City (IA) Central
College:Mississippi
Career history
Career NFL statistics
Games played:13
Completions / Attempts:0 / 4
Interceptions thrown:2
Rushing attempts / Yds:1 / 6
Player stats at NFL.com
Player stats at PFR

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. "Dave Bernard bio". databaseFootball. Archived from the original on 20 February 2010. Retrieved 19 February 2010.
  2. Sell, Jack (10 September 1942). "Steelers Release Six Players And Add Two Others to Roster". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. p. 16. Archived from the original on 17 November 2015. Retrieved 20 February 2010.
  3. Muldoon, Cecil G. (September 23, 1942). "Injury Robs Steelers of Sanders". Pittsburgh Press. Retrieved 20 February 2010.
  4. Brainerd, Steven M. (1991). "Starting at the Bottom: Hundreds of Minor League Players Made it to the NFL" (PDF). The Coffin Corner. Professional Football Researchers Association. 13 (3). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-11-27.


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