Dick Plasman

Dick Plasman

Position:	Running back
Personal information
Date of birth:	April 6, 1914
Place of birth:	Miami, Florida, U.S.
Date of death:	June 23, 1981 (aged 67)
Height:	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:	218 lb (99 kg)
Career information
College:	Vanderbilt
NFL draft:	1937 / Round: 3 / Pick: 28
Career history
Chicago Bears (1937–1941, 1944) Chicago Cardinals (1946–1947)
Career highlights and awards
3× NFL Champion (1940, 1941, 1947) 2× NFL All-Star (1940, 1941)
Career NFL statistics as of 1947
Receiving yards: 1,083 Average: 19.3 Touchdowns: 7
Player stats at PFR

Herbert Gustave "Dick" Plasman (April 6, 1914 – June 23, 1981) was a former professional American football player who played running back for eight seasons for the Chicago Bears and Chicago Cardinals. He is notably the last player in the NFL to play a game without a football helmet.^[1] He did so in the 1940 NFL Championship game.

References

1. NEA (October 31, 1974). "Last man to play without helmet has hole in his head". Southeast Missourian. Retrieved April 20, 2013.