Bob Books (American football)
{{Short description|American football player (1903–1958)}}
{{for|the series of children's books by Bobby Lynn Maslen|Bob Books}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = Bob Books
| image =
| number = 9
| position = Fullback
| birth_date = {{birth date|1903|3|1}}
| birth_place =
| death_date = {{death date and age|1958|4|4|1903|3|1}}
| death_place =
| height_ft = 5
| height_in = 11
| weight_lbs = 190
| high_school = Mercersburg (PA) Academy
| college = Dickinson
| pastteams =
- Frankford Yellow Jackets ({{NFL Year|1926}})
| highlights =
- NFL champion ({{NFL Year|1926}})
| pfr = B/BookBo20
}}
Robert Garfield Books (March 1, 1903 – April 4, 1958) was an American football fullback who played one season with the Frankford Yellow Jackets of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Dickinson College.
Early life
Books first enrolled at Harrisburg Technical High School in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania before transferring to Mercersburg Academy in Mercersburg, Pennsylvania. He was part of the 1919 Harrisburg Tech High School Football National Championship team.{{cite web|access-date=September 9, 2015 |first1=Hal |last1=Wilson |url=http://www.pawrsl.com/pfn/wilson_harrisburg19.htm |title=Harrisburg Tech 1919 |publisher=PA Football News |date=2006 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150910025847/http://www.pawrsl.com/pfn/wilson_harrisburg19.htm |archivedate=September 10, 2015 }}{{cite web | url=http://www.profootballarchives.com/book00800.html | title=BOB BOOKS | publisher=profootballarchives.com | accessdate=May 8, 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150518070024/http://www.profootballarchives.com/book00800.html# | archive-date=2015-05-18 | url-status=dead }}
College career
Books played for the Dickinson Red Devils, where he was named team captain in 1925.{{cite news |author= |date=October 24, 1925 |title=Football Men Elect Books 1925 Captain |url=http://deila.dickinson.edu/cdm/ref/collection/dickinsonia/id/22099 |newspaper=The Dickinsonian |location=Dickinson College |access-date=September 9, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150910025917/http://deila.dickinson.edu/cdm/ref/collection/dickinsonia/id/22099 |archive-date=September 10, 2015 |url-status=dead }}
Professional career
Books played in four games for the Frankford Yellow Jackets of the NFL in 1926.
References
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External links
- {{Find a Grave}}
{{1926 Frankford Yellow Jackets}}
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Category:Players of American football from Pennsylvania
Category:American football fullbacks
Category:Dickinson Red Devils football players
Category:Frankford Yellow Jackets players