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American football player (1918–1972) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
John Adam Haman (August 18, 1918 – August 30, 1972), also known as Johnny Haman, was an American football player.
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Born: | August 18, 1918 Naperville, Illinois, U.S. |
Died: | August 30, 1972 (age 54) Nevada, Missouri, U.S. |
Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
Weight: | 215 lb (98 kg) |
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College: | Northwestern |
Position: | Center |
NFL draft: | 1940 / Round: 3 / Pick: 20 |
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Haman was born in Naperville, Illinois, in 1918 and attended that city's Central High School.[1]
He played college football for the Northwestern Wildcats football team from 1937 to 1939.[1] He was selected by the International News Service, Newsweek, the Sporting News, the United Press, and others, as a first-team center on the 1939 All-America college football team.[2] He was rated as "one of the greatest centers of the decade."[3][4] He also earned a reputation as an "iron man" who played on both offense and defense, appearing in 345 of 360 minutes for Northwestern in 1939.[5]
He was drafted by the Cleveland Rams with the 20th pick in the 1940 NFL draft and played for the Rams during the 1940 and 1941 NFL seasons.[6][7] He appeared in 21 NFL games, 12 of them as a starter, intercepted six passes and scored one touchdown.[1]
After his football career ended, Haman operated a machinery supply business in Kansas City, Missouri. Haman was killed in an automobile accident in 1972 in Nevada, Missouri.[8]
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