Ken Casanega

Kenneth Thomas Casanega (born February 18, 1921) is a former American football quarterback who played two seasons with the San Francisco 49ers. He played college football at Santa Clara University, having previously attended Castlemont High School in Oakland, California. He later was a school administrator.[1]

Ken Casanega
Casanega pictured in The Last Roundup 1942, Santa Clara yearbook
Position:Quarterback
Personal information
Born: (1921-02-18) February 18, 1921
Alameda County, California
Height:5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight:175 lb (79 kg)
Career information
High school:Oakland (CA) Castlemont
College:Santa Clara
NFL Draft:1942 / Round: 3 / Pick: 16
Career history
Career NFL statistics
Rushing attempts:29
Rushing yards:90
Rushing touchdowns:1
Receptions:5
Receiving yards:102
Receiving touchdowns:1
Player stats at NFL.com
Player stats at PFR

College

Kenneth Casanega attended Santa Clara University from 1938-1942 and played halfback for the Broncos' football team. In 1965 he was inducted into the university's athletic hall of fame.[2]

Casanega was picked 3rd overall by the Pittsburgh Steelers at the 1942 National Football League Draft. He turned down the offer to serve his country as an U.S. Naval aviator during World War II.[3] Lt. (j.g.) Casanega served as a flier aboard an aircraft carrier in the South Pacific,[4] taking part in raids over the Philippines and around Japan.[5]

AAFC

Casanega joined the original San Francisco 49ers off the All-America Football Conference in 1946. He played in all 14 games as a running back, starting 5, with 29 rushes for 90 yards and 1 touchdown, plus 5 receptions for 102 yards and 1 touchdown. He also returned 18 points for a 13.8-yard average and three kicks for a 20.3 average. As a defensive back in 1946, he tallied 8 interceptions.In 1948 he played in 1 game, his last in the NFL, with no statistics.[6]

Later life

Casanega would become a school coach and administrator, including as principal for 15 years, at Napa High School.[7][8] In the early 1970s he became superintendent in the Hollister School District in Hollister, California. He retired in 1981.[9]

References
  1. http://www.sfgate.com/sports/article/HUMBLE-BEGINNINGS-In-46-49ers-made-S-F-a-2470060.php
  2. https://www.scu.edu/athletics/broncobench/hall-of-fame/hall-of-fame-inductees/casanega-kenneth/
  3. https://www.scu.edu/athletics/broncobench/hall-of-fame/hall-of-fame-inductees/casanega-kenneth/
  4. https://www.newspapers.com/image/183809573/?terms=ken%2Bcasanega
  5. https://www.newspapers.com/image/183809573/?terms=ken%2Bcasanega
  6. https://www.scu.edu/athletics/broncobench/hall-of-fame/hall-of-fame-inductees/casanega-kenneth/
  7. https://www.newspapers.com/image/564283994/?terms=ken%2Bcasanega
  8. https://www.newspapers.com/image/624202487/?terms=ken%2Bcasanega
  9. https://www.newspapers.com/image/565255955/?terms=ken%2Bcasanega
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