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Player stats at NFL.com · PFR. Steinbrunner's name (fourth row) on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial. Donald Thomas Steinbrunner (April 5, 1932 – July 20, 1967) was an American football offensive tackle who was one of only two American professional football players to die in the Vietnam War .
- 1954–1967
- U.S. Air Force
Jan 1, 2005 · General Published on : 1/1/2005. Don Steinbrunner, number 74, played for the 1953 Cleveland Browns. That year, the Browns advanced all the way to the NFL championship game before losing to the Detroit Lions. For many years, the pro football world believed that only one of its brethren – Buffalo Bills guard Bob Kalsu – had perished while ...
May 23, 2014 · Don Steinbrunner was a tackle for the Cleveland Browns and a navigator in the Air Force. He was shot down over Kontum in 1967 and posthumously awarded the Purple Heart and the Distinguished Flying Cross. He was the only NFL player since World War II to have been killed in action while serving in the U.S. armed forces.
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- April 5, 1932
May 31, 2021 · For Browns fans, then, it is a day to recall the life and times of Don Steinbrunner. Steinbrunner, a backup offensive tackle who played one season in the NFL, spending the final nine games overall of 1953 with the Eastern Conference champion Browns, was the first, and one of only two, pro football players to have died in the Vietnam War.
Dec 13, 2001 · In a special ceremony, Nov. 10, during Veterans Day weekend, Air Force major Don Steinbrunner, an offensive lineman for the Cleveland Browns from 1954 to 1957, was honored for his career and for ...
Jan 1, 2005 · However, some 30-plus years after Kalsu's death, the Hall of Fame learned of a second former pro football player, Don Steinbrunner, (left) who died while serving his country in Vietnam. Steinbrunner, who played offensive tackle in 1953 for the Cleveland Browns, joined the ROTC while in college and was called to active duty following his rookie ...
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