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John Letsinger

John Letsinger

American football player (1911–2002)

John Howard Letsinger (November 17, 1911 – January 31, 2002) was an American football center who played one season with the Pittsburgh Pirates of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Purdue University and attended Bloomfield High School in Bloomfield, Indiana.[1] Several sources give his nickname as "Jim".[2][3]

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College career

Letsinger played for the Purdue Boilermakers from 1931 to 1932, earning Associated Press Second-team All-Big Ten honors in 1932.[4][5]

Professional career

Letsinger played in one game for the Pittsburgh Pirates during the 1933 season.[1]

References

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    "JOHN LETSINGER". profootballarchives.com. Retrieved 23 August 2014.
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    "Jim Letsinger". nfl.com. Retrieved August 3, 2015.
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    "Jim Letsinger". pro-football-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 3, 2015.
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    Karpick, Alan (August 16, 2004). "Boilers By Numbers: No. 20". purdue.rivals.com. Archived from the original on August 3, 2015. Retrieved August 3, 2015.
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    "Associated Press Names Berry on All-Conference Team". The Daily Illini. Associated Press. November 22, 1932. p. 6. Retrieved August 3, 2015.
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