// Workers AI · dad joke modeWho's Bill Senn? A bill that's sen(n)sible?
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![]() Senn in 1926 | |||||||||
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| Position | Running back | ||||||||
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| Born | July 14, 1905 Macomb, Illinois | ||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||
| Listed weight | 177 lb (80 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school | Macomb (IL) | ||||||||
| College | Knox College | ||||||||
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William Franklin Senn (July 14, 1905 – September 1973) was a professional American football running back in the National Football League. He played eight seasons for the Chicago Bears, the Brooklyn Dodgers, and the Cincinnati Reds/St. Louis Gunners.[1]
Senn played college football at Knox College (Illinois).[2]
Between 1935 and 1942 he operated a Canton creamery, and during the war served in the Army. In 1947 he became the football coach at Urbana High School.[3]
References
[edit]- ↑ Christian, Paul (October 30, 1973). "Red Grange remembers Bill Senn". Daily Ledger. Canton, IL. p. 10. Retrieved April 20, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Bill Senn New Urbana Coach". Sec. II. The Decatur Daily Review. Decatur, IL. June 8, 1947. p. 17. Retrieved April 20, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Bill Senn New Urbana Coach". Sec. II. The Decatur Daily Review. Decatur, IL. June 8, 1947. p. 17. Retrieved April 20, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
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- 1905 births
- 1973 deaths
- American football running backs
- Knox Prairie Fire football players
- Chicago Bears players
- Brooklyn Dodgers (NFL) players
- Cincinnati Reds (NFL) players
- St. Louis Gunners players
- People from Macomb, Illinois
- Players of American football from Illinois
- 20th-century American sportsmen
- American football running back, 1900s birth stubs
