Erny Pinckert
{{Short description|American football player (1907–1977)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| image = Erny Pinckert 1943.jpg
| caption = Pinckert, circa 1943
| number = 11
| position = Halfback
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1908|5|1}}
| birth_place = Medford, Wisconsin, U.S.
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1977|8|30|1907|5|1}}
| death_place = Los Angeles, California, U.S.
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 0
| weight_lb = 197
| high_school = San Bernardino (CA)
| college = Southern California
| teams =
- Boston Braves / Boston Redskins / Washington Redskins ({{NFL Year|1932}}–{{NFL Year|1940}})
| statlabel1 = Games played
| statvalue1 = 97
| statlabel2 = Starts
| statvalue2 = 72
| statlabel3 = Total offensive yards
| statvalue3 = 927
| statlabel4 = Interceptions
| statvalue4 = 2
| statlabel5 = Touchdowns
| statvalue5 = 3
| pfr = PincEr20
| highlights =
- NFL champion (1937)
- 2× Pro Bowl (1938, 1939)
- National champion (1931)
- Consensus All-American (1930)
- First-team All-American (1931)
- 2× First-team All-PCC (1930, 1931)
| CollegeHOF = 1573
}}
William Ernest Pinckert (May 1, 1908 – August 30, 1977) was an American football halfback. He played college football at the University of Southern California (USC) under head coach Howard Jones. Pinckert played professionally in the National Football League (NFL) from 1932 to 1940 with the Boston Braves/Redskins, who then moved to Washington, D.C. Pinckert was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1957.
Early life
A younger brother of astrologer Jeane Dixon, Pinckert and his nine siblings were the children of Richard Franz Pinckert, a native of Gräfenhainichen, Wittenberg,
Saxony-Anhalt, and his wife, Luise Johanne Emma ({{nee}} Graefe), both Roman Catholics.{{citation needed|date=March 2017}}
College career
Pinckert was consensus selection on the 1930 College Football All-America Team. Tommy Trojan, officially known as the Trojan Shrine was based on a variety of USC football players, including Russ Saunders and Pinckert. The lower half in particular is based on Ernie Pinckert.{{Cite web |url=http://www.usctrojans.com/trads/usc-tommy.html |title=University of Southern California Official Athletic Site - Traditions |access-date=June 6, 2017 |archive-date=May 26, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170526044339/http://www.usctrojans.com/trads/usc-tommy.html |url-status=dead }}
Professional career
Pinckert played in the NFL between 1932 and 1940 for the Boston Braves and the Washington Redskins.
Death
Pinckert died on August 30, 1977, at his home in the West Los Angeles neighborhood of Los Angeles.{{cite news |author= |title=Erny Pinckhert, USC Star in 1930-31, Is Dead at 69 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/113641941/the-los-angeles-times/ |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |location=Los Angeles, California |date=August 31, 1977 |page=9, part II |access-date=November 25, 2022 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}{{cite news |author= |title=Pinckhert (continued) |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/113642002/the-los-angeles-times/ |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |location=Los Angeles, California |date=August 31, 1977 |page=10, part II |access-date=November 25, 2022 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}
References
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External links
- {{College Football HoF|1573}}
- {{Footballstats |nfl=ernie-pinckert |espn= |cbs= |yahoo= |si= |pfr=P/PincEr20 |rotoworld= }}
{{1931 USC Trojans football navbox}}
{{1937 Washington Redskins}}
{{1930 College Football Consensus All-Americans}}
{{1932 Boston Braves (NFL)}}
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Category:American football halfbacks
Category:Boston Braves (NFL) players
Category:Boston Redskins players
Category:USC Trojans football players
Category:Washington Redskins players
Category:All-American college football players
Category:College Football Hall of Fame inductees
Category:People from Medford, Wisconsin
Category:Players of American football from San Bernardino, California
Category:American people of German descent