Hank Foldberg
Photo: Unknown Texas A&M University, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

End, Army (from Texas A&M), 1941–⁠46

Hank Foldberg

Born
Mar 12, 1923, in Dallas, Texas
Died
Mar 7, 2001, in Bella Vista, Arkansas

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Hank Foldberg played end at Texas A&M (1941–⁠42) and Army (1945–⁠46). He was a consensus All‑American in 1946. The Washington Redskins took Foldberg in round 5, No. 28 overall in the 1947 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
1946
Consensus All-American
Drafted
No. 28
Round 5, 1947 NFL Draft (Washington Redskins)

Honors

Team titles: SWC champions, 1941; National champions, 1945 and 1946 (Army)

All-America: consensus 1946; INS first team 1945; NEA first team 1945; UP first team 1945; AP second team 1945; Oscar Fraley first team 1945; New York Sun 1945; Central Press third team 1945

The teams in those years

Our player records start in 2004; before that they hold the honors, the Heisman vote and the draft (from 1936), with college years from the player’s Wikipedia article where it gives them.

Other pro football

YearsLeagueTeam
1948AAFCBrooklyn Dodgers
1949AAFCChicago Hornets

Leagues other than the NFL, from the infobox of his Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA), as it names the teams.

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