Norm Purucker
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Youngstown, Ohio, U.S.
Boardman, Ohio, U.S.
| Michigan Wolverines | |
|---|---|
| Position | Halfback |
| Personal information | |
| Born | June 24, 1917 Youngstown, Ohio, U.S. |
| Died | November 12, 2014 (age 97) Boardman, Ohio, U.S. |
| Listed height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
| Listed weight | 180 lb (82 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Boardman (OH) |
| College | Michigan (1936–1938) |
Norman B. Purucker (June 24, 1917[1] – November 12, 2014[2]) was an American football player.
A native of Youngstown, Ohio, Purucker was the son of Frederick Purucker, a pipe fitter at a steel mill,[3] who later worked as a meat cutter at a market.[4] The family moved to Boardman, Ohio, while Purucker was a child. He attended Boardman High School where he was a star in football, basketball and track and field. The Vindicator called him "the greatest all-around athlete in Boardman history."[2] In 1980, he became the first person inducted into the Boardman High School Hall of Fame.[2]
University of Michigan
Purucker enrolled at the University of Michigan and played at the halfback and punter positions for the Michigan Wolverines football team from 1936 to 1938. He was also a sprinter on the Michigan track team in 1938 and 1939.[2]