Jimmy Conzelman

Football Coach

Birthday March 6, 1898

Birth Sign Pisces

Birthplace Missouri

DEATH DATE Jul 31, 1970 (72)

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About

Multitalented athlete and artist who played on and coached four NFL teams.

Before fame

He was offered an investment of a lifetime, and payed $100 for an NFL franchise in Detroit.

Trivia

He coached his Detroit team to an 8-1-2 record despite being injured as a quarterback.

Family life

His parents raised him in St. Louis, Missouri.

Associated with

George Halas was his teammate at Great Lakes Navy, a team that won the 1919 Rose Bowl.