Lloyd Burdick

{{Infobox NFL biography

| name = Lloyd Burdick

| image =Lloyd Burdick.jpeg

| number = 14

| position = Tackle

| birth_date = {{birth date|1909|8|8}}

| birth_place = Assumption, Illinois, U.S.

| death_date = {{death date and age|1945|8|9|1909|8|8}}

| death_place = Michigan, North Dakota, U.S.

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 4

| weight_lbs = 248

| high_school = Chicago (IL) Morgan Park

| college = Illinois

| pastteams =

Chicago Bears ({{NFL Year|1931}}–{{NFL Year|1932}})
Cincinnati Reds ({{NFL Year|1933}})
Portsmouth Spartans ({{NFL Year|1934}})*

| pastcoaching =

Knox (IL) (1934)

| highlights =

NFL champion (1932)
National champion (1927)

| pfr = B/BurdLl20

}}

Lloyd Sumner "Shorty" Burdick (August 8, 1909 – August 9, 1945) was an American professional football tackle who played three seasons in the National Football League (NFL) with the Chicago Bears and Cincinnati Reds. He played college football at the University of Illinois and attended Morgan Park Military Academy in Chicago, Illinois.{{cite web | url=http://www.profootballarchives.com/burd00200.html | title=LLOYD BURDICK | publisher=profootballarchives.com | accessdate=October 10, 2015 | archive-date=September 9, 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150909162959/http://www.profootballarchives.com/burd00200.html | url-status=dead }}

College career

Burdick played football for the Illinois Fighting Illini. He graduated from the school of commerce and agriculture at the University of Illinois.{{cite web|url=http://www.michigannd.com/index.asp?SEC=31FFF3FA-49E9-4C7B-900A-B326700E1E44&DE=C5E64A2C-233F-4297-A4AA-3B27EB7C9A4E&Type=B_BASIC |title=1945 Obituary for Lloyd S. Burdick, 36 |publisher=michigannd.com |accessdate=October 10, 2015 |url-status=unfit |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160610170740/http://www.michigannd.com/index.asp?SEC=31FFF3FA-49E9-4C7B-900A-B326700E1E44&DE=C5E64A2C-233F-4297-A4AA-3B27EB7C9A4E&Type=B_BASIC |archivedate=June 10, 2016 }} He also participated in wrestling for the Illini. In 1930, Burdick was the Big Ten heavyweight champion and finished second in the NCAA tournament.{{cite web | url=https://sportshistorynetwork.com/football/three-unique-chicago-bears/ | title=Three Unique Chicago Bears: John "Bull" Doehring, Lloyd "Shorty" Burdick, and George Trafton | publisher=sportshistorynetwork.com | date=April 12, 2021 | accessdate=23 September 2024}}

Professional football career

Burdick played in 22 games, starting nineteen, for the Chicago Bears from 1931 to 1932.{{cite web | url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/B/BurdLl20.htm | title=Lloyd Burdick | publisher=Sports Reference LLC | work=pro-football-reference.com | accessdate=October 10, 2015}}

Burdick played in ten games, starting nine, for the Cincinnati Reds in 1933. In late December 1933, the Reds traded him to the Portsmouth Spartans for four players.{{cite news | url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/947358749/?match=1&terms=lloyd%20burdick%20portsmouth%20spartans | title=Burdick Traded By Reds To Portsmouth Spartans | work=The Windsor Star | date=Dec 27, 1933 | accessdate=23 September 2024 | pages=18}} However, he decided to retire from football.

Boxing and wrestling

Burdick also spent time as a boxer and professional wrestler.{{cite web | url=https://www.wrestlingdata.com/index.php?befehl=bios&wrestler=17299&bild=0&details=11 | title=Lloyd Burdick | publisher=wrestlingdata.com | accessdate=23 September 2024}}

Personal life

Burdick was a district representative of the Caterpillar company. His Caterpillar company territory included North Dakota, Montana, and the provinces of Alberta and Saskatchewan, Canada. He spent 28 months as supervisor of maintenance on the Alcan highway. Burdick was one of 34 people killed in a train wreck on August 9, 1945, in Michigan, North Dakota.{{cite web|url=http://www.oldestlivingprofootball.com/lloydsumnerburdick.htm |title=Lloyd Sumner 'Shorty' Burdick |publisher=oldestlivingprofootball.com |accessdate=October 10, 2015 |url-status=unfit |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20151011015759/http://www.oldestlivingprofootball.com/lloydsumnerburdick.htm |archivedate=October 11, 2015 }}