Bob Tanner
American football player (1907–1997)
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Robert Erwin Tanner (September 27, 1907 – December 8, 1997) was an American football player.
Fairmont, Minnesota, U.S.
Homosassa, Florida, U.S.
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| Positions | End, tackle |
| Personal information | |
| Born | September 27, 1907 Fairmont, Minnesota, U.S. |
| Died | September 27, 1997 (aged 90) Homosassa, Florida, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Listed weight | 190 lb (86 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | East (MN) |
| College | Minnesota |
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Born in 1907 in Fairmont, Minnesota, Tanner attended Marshall High School and played college football for the University of Minnesota from 1926 to 1929.[1] He was selected as a first-team end on the 1929 All-Big Ten Conference football team.[2] He also played for Minnesota's baseball and basketball teams.[3] He was the first University of Minnesota athlete to win nine varsity letters in major sports.[4]
Tanner played professional football in the National Football League (NFL) as an end and tackle for the Frankford Yellow Jackets in 1930. He appeared in 12 NFL games, eight as a starter.[5]
After his football career ended, Tanner worked as a sales representative for the National Can Co. Ne moved to Florida in 1990. He died in 1997 in Homosassa, Florida.[6]