Chuck DeShane
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Position: | Linebacker/Quarterback/Guard | ||||||
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Born: | Waukesha, Wisconsin | December 10, 1918||||||
Died: | November 5, 2006 | (aged 87)||||||
Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||
Weight: | 212 lb (96 kg) | ||||||
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High school: | Grand Rapids (MI) Creston | ||||||
College: | Alabama | ||||||
Undrafted: | 1941 | ||||||
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Charles Frederick DeShane (December 10, 1918 - November 5, 2006) was a professional American football player in the National Football League for the Detroit Lions from 1945 to 1949.
Career
Born in Waukesha, Wisconsin, DeShane was the starting quarterback for the University of Alabama in 1939 and 1940 and was named to the All-Southeastern Conference team his senior season. He coached football from 1942 to 1944 at his alma mater, Creston High School (Grand Rapids, Michigan), before signing with the Lions.
From 1945 to 1946, Deshane played quarterback and linebacker for the Lions. He played guard from 1947 to 1949.
Personal life
DeShane was also a railroad conductor during the offseasons. He was married to his second wife Evelyn for 31 years and had four children with his wife Lorraine, 14 grandchildren and 21 great-grandchildren. He died in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
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- 1918 births
- 2006 deaths
- Sportspeople from Waukesha, Wisconsin
- Sportspeople from Grand Rapids, Michigan
- Players of American football from Wisconsin
- Players of American football from Michigan
- American football linebackers
- American football quarterbacks
- American football offensive guards
- Alabama Crimson Tide football players
- Detroit Lions players
- Sportspeople from the Milwaukee metropolitan area
- American football offensive lineman, 1910s birth stubs
- American football linebacker, pre-1930s birth stubs
- American football quarterback stubs