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Clarence Fred Gehrke (/ ˈ ɡ ər k iː / GER-kee; April 24, 1918 – February 9, 2002) was an American football player and executive. He played in the National Football League (NFL) for the Cleveland / Los Angeles Rams, San Francisco 49ers and Chicago Cardinals from 1940 through 1950.
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Feb 14, 2002 · Fred Gehrke, a former Ram halfback who was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame--not for how he carried the ball but for painting horns on his team’s leather helmets, touching off a...
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Feb 13, 2002 · PALM SPRINGS, CA - Well known sports figure Fred Gehrke passed away February 9, 2002 in Palm Springs, CA due to a sudden illness. He was 83. He was born April 24, 1918 in Salt Lake City, UT. to Fred Richard and Agusta Tichelmann.
Gehrke, the answer Reeves recieved from NFL was "You're the owner; do what you want!" The stage was set. Dan Reeves commissioned Fred Gehrke to paint 75 helmets at $1.00 per helmet. The project took Gehrke all the summer of 1948 The first game of 1948 was an exhibition, (as pre-season games were called back then) versus the
Fred Gehrke entered the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1972 — not for his playing career, but as the first recipient of the “Daniel F. Reeves Pioneer Award”, named for the longtime Rams’ owner who had coincidentally championed Fred’s brilliant, original, insanely cool idea.
5-11 , 189lb (180cm, 85kg) Born: April 24. , 1918. in Salt Lake City, UT. Died: February 9 , 2002 in Palm Springs, CA. College: High School: ( ) More bio, uniform, draft info. 1x NFL Champ.
Oct 1, 2012 · Another important change came in 1948 when Los Angeles Rams halfback Fred Gehrke painted horns on either side of his helmet, making the rams the first professional team with a helmet emblem.
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