Ted Grefe
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Born: | Des Moines, Iowa | October 26, 1917||
Died: | October 27, 1989 Buffalo, South Dakota | (aged 72)||
Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||
Weight: | 205 lb (93 kg) | ||
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High school: | Roosevelt (IA) | ||
College: | Northwestern | ||
Position: | End | ||
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Theodore Fred Grefe (October 26, 1917 – October 27, 1989) was an American football player.
Born in Des Moines, Iowa, Grefe attended Roosevelt High School and played college football for Northwestern.[1] He served in the U.S. Navy and was stationed on a destroyer at Pearl Harbor until being transferred to submarine service shortly before the Japanese attack.[2] He played professional football in the National Football League (NFL) as a defensive end for the Detroit Lions. He appeared in two NFL games during the 1945 season.[1]
After his football career, Grefe lived in Des Moines, Iowa, and later in Fairfax, Virginia. He died in 1989 at Buffalo, South Dakota, while returning home from a hunting trip. He and his wife, June, had two daughters (Carolyn and Laureen) and one son (Justin).[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Ted Grefe". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 30, 2020.
- ^ "Describes Joy on Pacific Liner After Safe Arrival in Frisco". Des Moines Tribune. December 13, 1941 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Theodore F. Grefe". The Des Moines Register. November 7, 1989. p. 5T – via Newspapers.com.