Cliff Aberson
{{Short description|American baseball and football player (1921–1973)}}
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{{Infobox baseball biography
|name=Cliff Aberson
|position=Left fielder
|image=
|birth_date={{Birth date|1921|8|28}}
|birth_place=Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
|death_date={{death date and age|1973|6|23|1921|8|28}}
|death_place=Vallejo, California, U.S.
|bats=Right
|throws=Right
|debutleague = MLB
|debutdate=July 18
|debutyear=1947
|debutteam=Chicago Cubs
|finalleague = MLB
|finaldate=May 9
|finalyear=1949
|finalteam=Chicago Cubs
|statleague = MLB
|stat1label=Batting average
|stat1value=.251
|stat2label=Home runs
|stat2value=5
|stat3label=Runs batted in
|stat3value=26
|teams=
- Chicago Cubs ({{Baseball year|1947}}–{{Baseball year|1949}})
|module=
{{Infobox NFL biography
| embed = yes
| number = 78
| position = Tailback / defensive back
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 0
| weight_lb = 195
| high_school = Nicolas Senn High School
| college = * Green Bay Packers (1946)
| statlabel1 = Rushing yards
| statvalue1 = 161
| statlabel2 = Rush attempts
| statvalue2 = 48
| statlabel3 = Passing yards
| statvalue3 = 184
| statvalue4 = 0–5
| statlabel5 = Games played
| statvalue5 = 10
| pfr = A/AberCl20
}}}}
Clifford Alexander Aberson (August 28, 1921 – June 23, 1973) was a Major League Baseball left fielder and American football player. Aberson played baseball for the Chicago Cubs for parts of three seasons, from 1947 to 1949. He hit .251 in 63 career games. He also played football for the Green Bay Packers, playing 10 games in 1946.{{Cite web |last=Bedingfield |first=Gary |title=Cliff Aberson |url=http://www.baseballinwartime.com/player_biographies/aberson_cliff.htm |publisher=Baseball in Wartime |accessdate=June 17, 2020}}
Personal life
Aberson enlisted in the United States Army Air Forces in 1943. He was transferred to the United States Army by 1945, and took part in the European theatre as a sergeant. He was discharged in March 1946.
References
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Category:20th-century American sportsmen
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