Position: | Running back | ||||||
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Personal information | |||||||
Date of birth: | April 6, 1914 | ||||||
Place of birth: | Miami, Florida, U.S. | ||||||
Date of death: | June 23, 1981 | (aged 67)||||||
Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||
Weight: | 218 lb (99 kg) | ||||||
Career information | |||||||
High school: | Miami (FL) | ||||||
College: | Vanderbilt | ||||||
NFL Draft: | 1937 / Round: 3 / Pick: 28 | ||||||
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Player stats at PFR |
Receiving yards: | 1,083 |
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Average: | 19.3 |
Touchdowns: | 7 |
Herbert Gustave "Dick" Plasman (April 6, 1914 – June 23, 1981) was a former professional American football player who played running back for eight seasons for the Chicago Bears and Chicago Cardinals. He is notably the last player in the NFL to play a game without a football helmet. He did so in the 1940 NFL Championship game.