Sandy Sandberg

Sandy Sandberg
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Position: Tackle
Personal information
Date of birth: (1910-06-14)June 14, 1910
Place of birth: Eddyville, Iowa
Date of death: April 10, 1989(1989-04-10) (aged 78)
Place of death: St. Louis, Missouri
Height: 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight: 28 lb (13 kg)
Career information
College: Iowa Wesleyan
Career history
Career NFL statistics
Player stats at NFL.com
Player stats at PFR

Sigurd E. "Sandy" Sandberg (June 14, 1910 – April 10, 1989) was an American football tackle who played four seasons in the National Football League with the St. Louis Gunners, Pittsburgh Pirates and Brooklyn Dodgers. He played college football at Iowa Wesleyan University.[1]

College career

Sandberg attended Iowa Wesleyan University from 1928 to 1933, where he participated in football, basketball and the discus in track. He earned All-Conference honoris in 1929, 1930 and 1931 as a tackle. He was a member of Sigma Phi Epsilon, Letter Club and Blue Key as a student. Sandberg was inducted into the Iowa Wesleyan University Athletic Hall of Fame in 2005.[2]

Professional career

St. Louis Gunners

Sandberg played in three games, all starts, for the St. Louis Gunners in 1934.[1]

Pittsburgh Pirates

Sandberg played in 30 games, starting 25, for the Pittsburgh Pirates from 1935 to 1937.[1]

Brooklyn Dodgers

Sandberg played in three games, starting one, for the Brooklyn Dodgers during the 1937 season.[1]

Personal life

Sandberg served in World War II as an infantryman in Northern Italy. He was captured by the Germans in 1944 held as a prisoner of war for a year and a half before being rescued along with 30 other soldiers. He ran a plumbing company in St. Louis, Missouri after the war.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "SANDY SANDBERG". profootballarchives.com. Retrieved February 19, 2016.
  2. 1 2 "2005 HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES". iwtigers.com. Archived from the original on February 19, 2016. Retrieved February 19, 2016.

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