Roy Zimmerman (American football)
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| Position: | Quarterback | ||||||||
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| Date of birth: | February 20, 1918 | ||||||||
| Place of birth: | Tonganoxie, Kansas | ||||||||
| Date of death: | August 22, 1997 (aged 79) | ||||||||
| Place of death: | Madera, California | ||||||||
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| High school: | Monrovia Arcadia Duarte | ||||||||
| College: | San Jose State | ||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 1940 / Round: 7 / Pick: 58 | ||||||||
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| TD-INT: | 44–70 |
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| Yards: | 4,801 |
| QB Rating: | 47.3 |
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Henry LeRoy Zimmerman Jr. (February 20, 1918 – August 22, 1997) was an American football player who played running back and quarterback in the National Football League (NFL) from 1940 to 1948.
Zimmerman was born in Tonganoxie, Kansas to Henry Leroy Zimmerman Sr. and Ivol Gertrude Hawkins and played high school football at Monrovia Arcadia Duarte High School (Now Monrovia High School) in Monrovia, California, where he was a quarterback. He then went on to play college football at San José State University. While playing for the San José State Spartans in 1939, the team went 13–0.
Zimmerman was drafted in the seventh round of the 1940 NFL Draft by the Washington Redskins. Zimmerman was the first San Jose State player ever to be drafted by the NFL. He played for the Redskins from 1940 to 1942. Then in 1943, Zimmerman played for the Steagles, a team that was a combination of the Philadelphia Eagles and Pittsburgh Steelers (the teams were forced to merge because both had lost many players to military service due to World War II). He continued playing for the Eagles until 1946, and then played for the Detroit Lions, before finishing his career with the Boston Yanks.
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