Russ Letlow
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| Russ Letlow | |
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| Date of birth: | October 5, 1913 |
| Place of birth: |  Dinuba, CA |
| Date of death: | October 12, 1987 (aged 74) |
| Career information | |
| Position(s): | Offensive guard Offensive tackle |
| College: | San Francisco |
| NFL Draft: | 1936 / Round: 1 / Pick 7 |
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| 1936-1946 | Green Bay Packers |
| Career highlights and Awards | |
| Honors: | NFL 1930s All-Decade Team Packers HOF |
| Stats at DatabaseFootball.com | |
Russ Letlow (October 5, 1913 - October 12, 1987) was a football guard who was chosen by the Green Bay Packers as their first-round draft pick in the inaugural 1936 NFL Draft. At the time, Letlow was unaware that he had been selected, and had signed with the Chicago Cardinals following the conclusion of his collegiate football career at the University of San Francisco.
In Letlow's rookie season, the Packers won their first NFL championship. Letlow played for the Packers from 1936-42, and again in 1946. He was selected as an All-Pro for four straight seasons from 1937-1940.
Letlow was inducted into the Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame in 1972.
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Categories: Offensive lineman, pre-1930 birth stubs | 1913 births | 1987 deaths | People from Tulare County, California | American football offensive tackles | American football offensive guards | American military personnel of World War II | Green Bay Packers players | San Francisco Dons football players
