Sid Luckman
Luckman with the Chicago Bears
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| Position: | Quarterback | ||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth: | November 21, 1916 | ||||||||||||||
| Place of birth: | Brooklyn, New York | ||||||||||||||
| Date of death: | July 5, 1998 (aged 81) | ||||||||||||||
| Place of death: | Aventura, Florida | ||||||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight: | 197 lb (89 kg) | ||||||||||||||
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| High school: | Brooklyn (NY) Erasmus Hall | ||||||||||||||
| College: | Columbia | ||||||||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 1939 / Round: 1 / Pick: 2 | ||||||||||||||
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| Pass attempts: | 1,744 |
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| Pass completions: | 904 |
| TD–INT: | 137–132 |
| Passing yards: | 14,686 |
| Passer rating: | 75.0 |
| Interceptions: | 17 |
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| Allegiance |
 United States
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| Service/branch |
 U.S. Merchant Marine
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| Years of service | 1943–1946 |
| Rank |
 Ensign
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| Battles/wars | World War II |
Sidney Luckman (November 21, 1916 – July 5, 1998) was an American football quarterback for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League (NFL) from 1939 through 1950. During his twelve seasons with the Bears he led them to four NFL championships.
Luckman was the first modern T-formation quarterback and is considered the greatest long range passer of his time. He was named the NFL's Most Valuable Player in 1943, and sports writer Ira Berkow wrote that Luckman was "the first great T-formation quarterback". Following his retirement from playing, Luckman continued his association with football by tutoring college coaches, focusing on the passing aspect of the game.
Luckman was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1965, and in 1988 he was declared a joint winner of the Walter Camp Distinguished American Award.
Luckman was born in Brooklyn, New York, to Jewish immigrants from Germany. His father sparked his interest in football at age eight, by giving him a football to play with. He and his parents lived in a residence near Prospect Park and it was here as a youngster that Sid first started throwing the football around.
He played both baseball and football for Erasmus Hall High School, with his football skills impressing recruiters from about 40 colleges. Luckman chose Columbia University after meeting Lions coach Lou Little during a Columbia/Navy game at the university's Baker Field athletic facility. Luckman was not admitted to Columbia College; instead, he attended the New College for the Education of Teachers, an undergraduate school, which was within Teachers College at Columbia. He competed on the football team from 1936 until the New College closed in 1939, when he transferred to Columbia College. Coach Little had a problem of getting good high school athletes because of the entrance requirements at Columbia, and Columbia didn’t have any physical education undergraduate program, and so, when New College was started Lou Little was happy because they had a P. E. Department. In fact, the 1936 varsity football squad had five other New College students, Hubert Schulze, Edward Stanzyk, Oscar Bonom, Harry Ream, and Antoni Mareski.
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