Chuck Hunsinger
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Harrisburg, Illinois, U.S.
Harrisburg, Illinois, U.S.
 Hunsinger at UF | |||||||||||||
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| Position | Halfback | ||||||||||||
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| Born | July 25, 1925 Harrisburg, Illinois, U.S. | ||||||||||||
| Died | March 23, 1998 (aged 72) Harrisburg, Illinois, U.S. | ||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 188 lb (85 kg) | ||||||||||||
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| High school | Harrisburg (Harrisburg, Illinois) | ||||||||||||
| College | Florida | ||||||||||||
| NFL draft | 1950: 1st round, 3rd overall pick | ||||||||||||
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Charles Ray Hunsinger (July 25, 1925 – March 23, 1998) was an American college and professional football player who was a running back in the National Football League (NFL) and the Canadian Football League (CFL) for six seasons during the 1950s. Hunsinger played college football for the University of Florida, and thereafter, he played professionally for the Chicago Bears of the NFL and the Montreal Alouettes of the CFL.
Hunsinger was born in Harrisburg, Illinois in 1925.[1] He attended Harrisburg High School,[2] and played for the Harrisburg Bulldogs high school football team.
College career
Hunsinger attended the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida, where he was a running back for coach Bear Wolf's Florida Gators football team from 1946 to 1949.[3] He rushed for 2,017 yards in his college career,[3] with 842 yards in 1948 and 774 yards in 1949. Hunsinger was popular with the Florida student body, and the "Humdinger Song" (including the lyric "Hunsinger is a humdinger") was written by a pair of Alabama sports writers and sung by students.[4] Memorably, in 1948, he had a 96-yard kickoff return for a touchdown against the Alabama Crimson Tide,[3] and his 842 total yards for 1948 would remain the Gators' single season rushing record until it was broken by Nat Moore in 1972.[5] Hunsinger had two outstanding games in 1949, rushing for 199 yards versus the Furman Hurricanes and 174 yards and three touchdowns against the Georgia Bulldogs.[3] He was a first-team All-Southeastern Conference (SEC) selection in 1948 and 1949.[3]
Hunsinger graduated from the Florida with a bachelor's degree in 1950, and was later inducted into the University of Florida Athletic Hall of Fame as a "Gator Great."[6]
