William Peter Fleckenstein (November 4, 1903 – January 25, 1967) was an American professional football player who was a guard in the National Football League (NFL) for seven seasons with the Chicago Bears, the Portsmouth Spartans, the Brooklyn Dodgers, and the Frankford Yellow Jackets.[1]
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Position: | Guard | ||||||
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Born: | (1903-11-04)November 4, 1903 Faribault, Minnesota, U.S. | ||||||
Died: | January 25, 1967(1967-01-25) (aged 63) Los Angeles, California, U.S. | ||||||
Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||
Weight: | 201 lb (91 kg) | ||||||
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High school: | Faribault (MN) | ||||||
College: | Carleton, Iowa[1] | ||||||
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In March 1934, he married the actress Mildred Harris,[2] who was previously married to Charlie Chaplin, with whom he lived until her death in 1944.
On April 9, 1946, he married Esther Louise Priebe. They lived in Hollywood, California. They had three children: John William Fleckenstein, Cheryl Ann Fleckenstein, and Julie Jane Fleckenstein.
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