Donn Greenshields
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Cleveland, Ohio
Fox Chapel, Pennsylvania
.jpg) Greenshields in 1928 | |
| Profile | |
|---|---|
| Position | Tackle |
| Personal information | |
| Born | May 1, 1904 Cleveland, Ohio |
| Died | March 28, 1961 (aged 56) Fox Chapel, Pennsylvania |
| Listed height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Listed weight | 190 lb (86 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Glenville (OH) |
| College | Penn State |
| Career history | |
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| Stats at Pro Football Reference | |
Donn D. Greenshields (May 1, 1904 – March 28, 1961) was an American football player. He played college football for Penn State (1926–1928) and professional football in the National Football League (NFL) for the Brooklyn Dodgers (1932–1933).
Greenshields was born in Cleveland in 1904.[1] He attended Glenville High School where he was teammates with Benny Friedman on the 1922 football team that won the greater Cleveland championship.[2]
Penn State
He enrolled at Penn State in 1924 and played that fall with the freshman football team.[3] He left the school in 1925 but returned in 1926.[4] He played for the Penn State varsity football teams from 1926 to 1928, playing at the tackle position. He was selected as captain of the 1928 team.[3] He was the first tackle to serve as a Penn State captain since 1900.[5]
NFL career
He then played professional football in the National Football League (NFL) as a tackle for the Brooklyn Dodgers. He was reunited with high school teammate Benny Friedman as players on the Dodgers.[2] He appeared in 13 NFL games, eight as a starter, during the 1932 and 1933 seasons.[1]