Fred Vanzo

Fred Vanzo
Date of birth	January 8, 1916
Place of birth	Universal, Indiana, U.S.
Date of death	February 7, 1976 (aged 60)
Place of death	Plymouth, Minnesota, U.S.
Career information
Position(s)	Running back
Height	6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight	230 lb (100 kg)
US college	Northwestern
High school	Clinton (IN)
NFL draft	1938 / round: 3 / pick: 23
Drafted by	New York Giants
Career history
As player
1938–1941	Detroit Lions
1941	Chicago Cardinals
Career highlights and awards
	First-team All-Big Ten (1936); Second-team All-Big Ten (1937);
Career stats
	Playing stats at DatabaseFootball.com;

Frederick Ferdinand Vanzo (January 8, 1916 – February 1976) was a professional American football player who played running back for four seasons for the Detroit Lions and Chicago Cardinals. He was selected in the third round of the 1938 NFL draft.^[1]^[2]

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Career information
Date of birth	(1916-01-08)January 8, 1916
Place of birth	Universal, Indiana, U.S.
Date of death	February 7, 1976(1976-02-07) (aged 60)
Place of death	Plymouth, Minnesota, U.S.
Position(s)	Running back
Height	6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight	230 lb (100 kg)
US college	Northwestern
High school	Clinton (IN)
NFL draft	1938 / round: 3 / pick: 23
Drafted by	New York Giants
Career history
As player
1938–1941	Detroit Lions
1941	Chicago Cardinals

Career highlights and awards
First-team All-Big Ten (1936) Second-team All-Big Ten (1937)
Career stats
Playing stats at DatabaseFootball.com