Phil Handler
American football player and coach (1908–1968) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Philip Jacob Handler (July 21, 1908 – December 8, 1968) was an American football player and coach who spent his entire professional career in the city of Chicago. He had a seven-year, 53-game NFL playing career, during which he was named All-Pro four times. On three separate occasions, Handler served as head coach of the Chicago Cardinals, and later as an assistant coach for the Chicago Bears. He served as an assistant coach for the Cardinals when they won the 1947 NFL Championship; and with the Bears when they won the 1963 NFL Championship.
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Born: | (1908-07-21)July 21, 1908 Fort Worth, Texas, U.S. |
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Died: | December 8, 1968(1968-12-08) (aged 60) Skokie, Illinois, U.S. |
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Position(s) | Guard |
Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) |
Weight | 212 lb (96 kg) |
College | TCU |
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1937–1942 | Chicago Cardinals (asst.) |
1943 | Chicago Cardinals |
1944 | Card-Pitt (co-coach) |
1945 | Chicago Cardinals |
1946–1948 | Chicago Cardinals (asst.) |
1949 | Chicago Cardinals (co-coach) |
1950–1951 | Chicago Cardinals (asst.) |
1951 | Chicago Cardinals (co-coach) |
1952–1967 | Chicago Bears (asst.) |
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1930–1936 | Chicago Cardinals |
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