Babe Dimancheff
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| Position: | Halfback | ||||||||||
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| Date of birth: | September 6, 1922 | ||||||||||
| Place of birth: | Indianapolis, Indiana | ||||||||||
| Date of death: | October 17, 2008 (aged 86) | ||||||||||
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| High school: | Indianapolis (IN) George Washington Community | ||||||||||
| College: | Purdue | ||||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 1944 / Round: 3 / Pick: 27 | ||||||||||
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| Games played: | 63 |
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| Rushing att-yards: | 207–802 |
| Receptions-yards: | 61–1086 |
| Touchdowns: | 15 |
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Boris Stephan "Babe" Dimancheff (September 6, 1922 – October 17, 2008) was an American football halfback in the National Football League (NFL) for the Boston Yanks (1945–1946), the Chicago Cardinals (1947–1950), and the Chicago Bears (1952). He played college football at Purdue University.
Dimancheff attended George Washington Community High School, where he lettered in football, basketball and track. He was a captain of both the football and basketball teams. In 1940, he received the Dyer Medal Award for Best Character and Athlete in the City of Indianapolis. As a senior, he was named All-state and All-city in both football and basketball.
He moved on to play football at Butler University, where he played left halfback and was named the freshman team captain. In his second year he received All-Conference honors, before military service in World War II interrupted his college career.
He returned to play at Purdue University, starting at fullback during the 1943 and 1944 seasons. He starred in a powerful backfield, alongside Tony Butkovich. In 1943, he led the Boilermakers to a perfect season the Big Ten Conference title. His senior season (1944) was his best year as he was selected as the team captain, named to the International News Service's All-American team, named All-Big Ten (1st team) and was selected as the Most Valuable Player in the Big 9 Conference. He played in the East–West Shrine Game in 1944.
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