Vern Foltz
| No. 26 | |
|---|---|
| Positions | Tackle, center |
| Personal information | |
| Born | August 27, 1918 Clearfield, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died | December 31, 1947 (aged 29) Greensburg, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Career information | |
| College | St. Vincent |
| Career history | |
| 1944 | Washington Redskins |
| 1945 | Pittsburgh Steelers |
Vernon Jay Foltz (August 27, 1918 – December 31, 1947) was an American football offensive lineman in the National Football League for the Washington Redskins and the Pittsburgh Steelers. Born in Clearfield, Pennsylvania, he attended St. Vincent College.
Foltz served in the United States Marines during World War II. He died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the temple on New Year's Eve 1947.[1]
References
- ↑ "Grid Coach is Suicide". The Morning Call. January 2, 1948. p. 23 – via Newspapers.com.
Categories:
- 1918 births
- 1947 deaths
- American football centers
- American football offensive tackles
- People from Clearfield, Pennsylvania
- Sportspeople from Clearfield County, Pennsylvania
- Pittsburgh Steelers players
- Washington Redskins players
- Players of American football from Clearfield County, Pennsylvania
- United States Marine Corps personnel of World War II
- Suicides by firearm in Pennsylvania
- 20th-century American sportsmen