Elmer Kolberg
| Position: | Halfback / End / Center / Fullback | ||||||||
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| Date of birth: | January 21, 1916 | ||||||||
| Place of birth: | Orange, California, U.S. | ||||||||
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| Place of death: | Portland, Oregon | ||||||||
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| High school: | Lincoln High School (Portland, Oregon) | ||||||||
| College: | Oregon State | ||||||||
| NFL draft: | 1938 / Round: 9 / Pick: 72 | ||||||||
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| Philadelphia Eagles (1939–1940) Pittsburgh Steelers (1941) |
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Elmer Frank Kolberg (January 21, 1916 – September 30, 1994) was an American football halfback, center, fullback and end in the National Football League (NFL). He played for the Philadelphia Eagles and the Pittsburgh Steelers.
Kolberg was born in Orange, California.[1] His family moved to Portland, Oregon in 1923.[2] In high school he was three-time all-league selection in both football and basketball.[3]
He played both college football and basketball at Oregon State. He was an aggressive player who set a conference record for most individual personal fouls in a single basketball season.[4] He was named basketball All-Coast at guard for the Beavers. In football, he was named to the west team for the East–West Shrine Game in 1938.[4]
Kolberg served in the Navy during World War II. After the war he worked as a real estate appraiser.
Kolberg was married in the summer of 1941.[4] He is a member of the Portland Interscholastic League (high school) Hall of Fame.[3]
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- 1916 births
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- American football running backs
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- Oregon State Beavers men's basketball players
- Oregon State Beavers football players
- Philadelphia Eagles players
- Pittsburgh Steelers players
- American military personnel of World War II
- Sportspeople from Orange, California
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- Lincoln High School (Portland, Oregon) alumni
