Bob Mann (American football)

Bob Mann (American football)

NFL player
Name=Bob Mann


DateOfBirth=April 8, 1924
Birthplace= New Bern, North Carolina
DateOfDeath=death date and age|2006|10|21|1924|04|8
Deathplace= Detroit, Michigan
College=Michigan
Position=Wide receiver
DraftedYear=1948
DraftedRound=
ProBowls=
Honors=Packers Hall of Fame
years=1948-1949
1950-1954
teams=Detroit Lions
Green Bay Packers
Stats=y
PFR=MannBo00
DatabaseFootball=MANNBOB01

Bob Mann (April 8, 1924 in New Bern, North CarolinaOctober 21, 2006 in Detroit, Michigan) was an American football wide receiver who played seven seasons in the NFL (1948-1954). He attended the University of Michigan, where he starred on coach Fritz Crisler's undefeated National Championship team in 1947. Mann was one of the Detroit Lions' first black players. He led the NFL in receiving yards in 1949.

After his NFL career, he became a lawyer and worked in Detroit.


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