Red Chesbro

Marcel Marcus "Red" Chesbro (August 22, 1914 – April 11, 1970) was an American football player. A native of New York, Chesbro attended Colgate University. He played college football for the Colgate Red Raiders football team and was selected by Liberty magazine as a first-team tackle on the 1936 College Football All-America Team.[1] He also played professional football as a guard for the Cleveland Rams during the 1938 NFL season.[2] He later became an executive with Eastner Rock Products Co. of Oriskany Falls, New York.[3][4]

Red Chesbro
Position:Tackle, Guard
Personal information
Born:(1914-08-22)August 22, 1914
Brookfield, New York
Died:April 11, 1970(1970-04-11) (aged 55)
Hamilton, New York
Height:5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight:190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
High school:Hamilton (NY)
College:Colgate
Career history
  • Cleveland Rams (1938)

References
  1. "Francis Leads Players' 'Team'". Salt Lake Tribune. 1937-01-06.
  2. "Red Chesbro". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 19, 2015.
  3. "Obituary". The Courier, Brookfield, NY. April 16, 1970. p. 5.
  4. "Marcel M. Chesbro". Colgate University. Archived from the original on January 19, 2015. Retrieved January 19, 2015.


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