Dick Fencl
{{Short description|American football player (1910–1972)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = Dick Fencl
| image =
| number = 29
| position = End
| birth_date = {{birth date|1910|2|24}}
| birth_place = Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
| death_date = {{death date and age|1972|6|25|1910|2|24}}
| death_place = Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
| height_ft = 5
| height_in = 11
| weight_lbs = 160
| high_school = St. Philip (Chicago)
| college = Northwestern (1929–1932)
| pastteams =
- Philadelphia Eagles ({{NFL Year|1933}})
| highlights =
- Second-team All-Big Ten (1931)
| pfr = F/FencDi20
}}
Richard John Fencl (February 24, 1910 – June 25, 1972) was an American professional football end who played one season with the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Northwestern University.
Early life and college
Richard John Fencl was born on February 24, 1910, in Chicago, Illinois.{{cite web | url=https://www.profootballarchives.com/players/f/fenc00400.html | title=Dick Fencl | publisher=Pro Football Archives | accessdate=10 January 2025}} He attended St. Philip High School in Chicago, Illinois.
He was a member of the Northwestern Wildcats of Northwestern University from 1929 to 1932 and a three-year letterman from 1930 to 1932. He was named second-team All-Big Ten by the United Press in 1931.{{cite news|author=George Kirksey|title=United Press All Big Ten Selections for 1931|newspaper=The Indiana Gazette (Indiana, Pennsylvania)|date=November 24, 1931|page=10|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/10022500/?terms=manders%2Bcramer%2Brentner%2B%22united%2Bpress%22}}
Professional career
Fencl was signed by the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League on November 1, 1933.{{cite web | url=https://www.profootballarchives.com/transactions/f/fenc00400.html | title=Dick Fencl NFL Transactions | publisher=Pro Football Archives | accessdate=10 January 2025}}{{cite news | url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-minneapolis-star/162730726/ | title=Fencl, Gonya Turn Pro | work=The Minneapolis Star | date=November 3, 1933 | accessdate=10 January 2025 | pages=22}} He played in five games, starting one, for the Eagles during the team's inaugural 1933 season, catching one pass for 20 yards.{{cite web | url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/F/FencDi20.htm | title=Dick Fencl | publisher=Pro Football Reference | accessdate=10 January 2025}} In early September 1934, it was reported that Fencl would not be returning to the Eagles as he had taken a job at an oil firm in Indiana.{{cite news | url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-south-bend-tribune/162729960/ | title=Seen and Heard in the Sport Realm | work=The South Bend Tribune | date=September 7, 1934 | accessdate=10 January 2025 | author=Ledden, Jack}}
Personal life
References
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{{1933 Philadelphia Eagles}}
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Category:Players of American football from Chicago
Category:American football ends