John Francis "Mickey" Colmer (October 23, 1918[1] – July 20, 2000) was an American football fullback.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born: | October 23, 1918 Torrance, California |
| Died: | July 20, 2000 (aged 81) Redondo Beach, California |
| Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Weight: | 219 lb (99 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Redondo Union (CA) |
| Position: | Fullback |
| Career history | |
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| Stats at Pro Football Reference | |
Colmer was born in Torrance, California,[2] in 1918 and attended Redondo Union High School.[1] He was an All-Southland fullback in 1936.[3]
He did not play college football, opting instead to play professional baseball after graduating from high school.[4] He played minor league baseball for three years with the Moline Plowboys (1938), Bisbee Bees (1938-1939), and Tucson Cowboys (1940). He compiled a .353 batting average with Bisbee in 1938. He also appeared in 11 games as a pitcher in 1940.[2]
Colmer played football while serving in the Army and began playing professionally for the Los Angeles Bulldogs.[4] He next played professional football in the All-America Football Conference for the Brooklyn Dodgers from 1946 to 1948 and for the New York Yankees in 1949. He appeared in 48 professional football games, 29 of them as a starter, and totaled 1,537 rushing yards, 899 receiving yards, and 21 touchdowns.[1]
Colmer died in 2000 in Redondo Beach, California.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Mickey Colmer Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 1, 2020.
- ^ a b "John Colmer Minor League Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 1, 2020.
- ^ "Mickey Colmer Has Been Awarded All-Southland Honors". The Redondo Reflex. December 18, 1936. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b "Mickey Colmer Foresees His Best Year in Pro Ball". Los Angeles Times. February 14, 1949. p. IV-3 – via Newspapers.com.