Jake Colhouer
{{Short description|American football player (1922–1998)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = Jake Colhouer
| number = 55, 63
| position = Guard
| birth_date = {{birth date|1922|1|15}}
| birth_place = Altus, Oklahoma, U.S.
| death_date = {{death date and age|1998|4|18|1922|1|15}}
| death_place = Lake Oswego, Oregon, U.S.
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 1
| weight_lb = 225
| high_school = Warren (OK)
| college = Oklahoma State
| draftyear = 1946
| draftround = 9
| draftpick = 71
| pastteams =
- Chicago Cardinals ({{NFL Year|1946|1948}})
- New York Giants ({{NFL Year|1949}})
| highlights =
| statlabel1 = Games played
| statvalue1 = 40
| statlabel2 = Games started
| statvalue2 = 5
| statlabel3 = Fumble recoveries
| statvalue3 = 4
| pfr = C/ColhJa20
}}
Jacob C. Colhouer (January 15, 1922 – April 14, 1998) was an American professional football guard who played four seasons in the National Football League (NFL) with the Chicago Cardinals and New York Giants. He was selected by the Cardinals in the ninth round of the 1946 NFL draft after playing college football at Oklahoma State University.
Early life
Colhouer attended Warren High School in Warren, Oklahoma.{{cite web | url=http://www.profootballarchives.com/colh00200.html | title=JAKE COLHOUER | publisher=profootballarchives.com | accessdate=November 3, 2015 | archive-date=September 9, 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150909015703/http://www.profootballarchives.com/colh00200.html | url-status=dead }}
College career
Colhouer played for the Oklahoma State Cowboys. He graduated with an engineering degree.{{cite web|url=http://www.colehour.com/coledb/obituary.php?indiv=I969&oid=114 |title=Obituary of Jake C. Colhouer |publisher=colehour.com |accessdate=November 3, 2015 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20151104005356/http://www.colehour.com/coledb/obituary.php?indiv=I969&oid=114 |archivedate=November 4, 2015 }}
Professional career
Colhouer was selected by the Chicago Cardinals with the 71st pick in the 1946 NFL Draft. He played in 32 games, starting three, for the Cardinals from 1946 to 1948.{{cite web | url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/C/ColhJa20.htm | title=Jake Colhouer | publisher=Sports Reference LLC | work=pro-football-reference.com | accessdate=November 3, 2015}}
Colhouer played in eight games, starting two, for the New York Giants during the 1949 season.
Personal life
Colhouer moved to Lake Oswego, Oregon in 1956 and owned and operated Colhouer Demolition Co. He was also co-founder of Community Bank in Lake Oswego and Lake Oswego Montessori School. He retired in 1983 and donated his business to the Oregon Association of Children and Adults with Learning Disabilities.
References
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{{1945 Oklahoma A&M Cowboys football navbox}}
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Category:Players of American football from Oklahoma
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Category:Players of American football from Lake Oswego, Oregon