Fred Pickhard
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Mobile, Alabama, U.S.
Portland, Oregon, U.S.
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| No. 72 | |
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| Position | Tackle |
| Personal information | |
| Born | July 20, 1906 Mobile, Alabama, U.S. |
| Died | April 11, 1993 (aged 86) Portland, Oregon, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Listed weight | 201 lb (91 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Mobile |
| College | Alabama (1924–1927) |
| Awards and highlights | |
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Frederick William Pickhard Jr. (July 20, 1906 – April 11, 1993)[1] was an American college football player.
Fred Pickhard Jr. was born in Mobile, Alabama on July 20, 1906, to Frederick William Pickhard and Estella Guise. His mother came from Ohio.
University of Alabama
Pickhard was a prominent tackle for Wallace Wade's Alabama Crimson Tide of the University of Alabama from 1924 to 1927. He was selected All-Southern[2] and second-team All-America in 1926 and 1927.
1926
Pickhard blocked the punt against Sewanee in 1926, leading to the safety which secured the game and the undefeated season.[3][4] Alabama also got two scores off blocks from Pickhard in the LSU game which followed. Just 16 punts were blocked all year for scores in college football, and Pickhard had three of them. He was selected Most Valuable Player of the 1927 Rose Bowl in which Alabama tied Stanford.[5]
1927
He was captain of the 1927 team.