Duncan Obee
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| Personal information | |
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| Born: | July 9, 1918 Battle Creek, Michigan |
| Died: | November 27, 1998 (aged 80) Wood County, Ohio |
| Career information | |
| College: | Dayton |
| Position: | center |
| Career history | |
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Duncan Francis "Dunc" Obee (July 9, 1918 - November 27, 1998) was an American football player.
Obee was born in 1918 in Battle Creek, Michigan. He attended Central Catholic High School in Toledo, Ohio.[1] He then enrolled at the University of Dayton where he played college football as a center and linebacker for the Dayton Flyers football program from 1938 to 1940.[2][3] He was selected as an all-Ohio center after the 1940 season.[4] He also played one season for the Detroit Lions as a reserve center in 1941. He appeared in only three games for the Lions.[1][5][6]
Obee's career with the Lions was cut short by the draft, as he was inducted into the United States Army in mid-October 1941.[5] He served in the Army Air Forces during World War II.[1] He graduated from bombardier school in San Angelo, Texas, received the rank of captain, and was assigned as an instructor at the air field in Childress, Texas.[7]
Obee died in 1998 in Wood County, Ohio.[1]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d "Dunc Obee". Pro Football Archives. Retrieved August 16, 2023.
- ^ Harold Boian (October 5, 1938). "U.D. Center Has Hobby Collecting Indian Head Pennies: Duncan Obee Also A Firm Believer In Milk; Drinks Three Quarts A Day At Home". The Dayton Daily News. p. 0-6 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Bob Frame (October 18, 1940). "Yesterday's Hero May Reach Grid Heights Once More: From Out of the Past and the Glory He Cast Dayton's Duncan Obee Heroically Rides Again". The Dayton Herald. p. 28 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Bob Husted (November 27, 1940). "Duncan Obee Was Brilliant Center". The Dayton Herald. p. 16 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b "Obee, Lions' Center, To Be Inducted Today". Detroit Evening Times. October 13, 1941. p. 19 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Dunc Obee, Tony Furst Get Berths With Detroit Lions". The Dayton Herald. September 6, 1941. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "untitled". The Dayton Daily News. September 24, 1944. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.