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Robert Emerson Swisher (July 14, 1914 – September 27, 1979) was a professional American football player who played running back for five seasons for the Chicago Bears.

Bob Swisher

Personal information
Born:	(1914-07-14)July 14, 1914[1] Victoria, Illinois[1]
Died:	September 27, 1979(1979-09-27) (aged 65)[2] Memphis, Tennessee
Height:	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight:	163 lb (74 kg)
Career information
High school:	Peoria (IL) Central
College:	Northwestern
Position:	Running back
Career history
Chicago Bears (1938–1941, 1945)
Career NFL statistics
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

He was born in 1914 in Victoria, Illinois.[1] By 1931 he was at Central High School in Peoria, where he participated in football, basketball, and track; his pole vault remained the record at Central until 1970. He then played football and track at Evanston's Northwestern University.[2]

After his time in the NFL, he coached at Loyola University of Los Angeles and the Naval Air Station in Millington, Tennessee.[2]

He died in 1979.[2]

References

External links

• Bob Swisher at Find a Grave

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