Mort Landsberg

{{Short description|American football player (1919–1970)}}

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{{Infobox NFL biography

| name = Mort Landsberg

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| number = 30, 99

| position = Halfback

| birth_date = {{Birth date|1919|7|25}}

| birth_place = New York City, U.S.

| death_date = {{Death date and age|1970|12|31|1919|7|25}}

| death_place = New York City, U.S.

| height_ft = 5

| height_in = 11

| weight_lbs = 180

| high_school = Lawrenceville School (NJ)

| college = Cornell

| draftyear = 1941

| draftround = 22

| draftpick = 204

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| statlabel1 = Games played

| statvalue1 = 17

| statlabel2 = Rushing yards

| statvalue2 = 58

| pfr = LandMo20

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Mortimer William Landsberg Jr. (July 25, 1919 – December 31, 1970) was an American football halfback. He was Jewish.{{Cite web|url=https://digital.bentley.umich.edu/djnews/djn.1942.07.10.001/13|title=10 Athletes in Service of U.S.|date=July 10, 1942|website=The Detroit Jewish News}}

He was drafted in the 22nd round of the 1941 NFL draft by the Pittsburgh Steelers.{{Cite web |title=1941 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1941/draft.htm |access-date=2023-03-31 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}} He played for the Philadelphia Eagles in 1941, and for the Los Angeles Dons in 1947.{{Cite web |title=Mort Landsberg Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/L/LandMo20.htm |access-date=2024-01-29 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}{{cite web|url=https://www.nfl.com/players/mort-landsberg/ |title=Mort Landsberg Stats, News & Video - HB, Los Angeles Dons |work=NFL.com |date= |access-date=June 2, 2020}}

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