 Raymond Reckmack at Syracuse, 1936 | |||||
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| Born: | August 26, 1914 Cheshire, Connecticut | ||||
| Died: | April 28, 1982 (aged 67) Allentown, Pennsylvania | ||||
| Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||
| Weight: | 198 lb (90 kg) | ||||
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| High school: | Roxbury (MA), Cheshire Academy (CT) | ||||
| College: | Syracuse | ||||
| Position: | End, halfback | ||||
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Raymond Vincent Reckmack (August 26, 1914 – April 28, 1982) was an American football player.
Reckmack was born in 1914 in Cheshire, Connecticut. [1] He attended the Roxbury School where he was an all-around athlete. [2]
He enrolled at Syracuse University in 1933 and played college football as a halfback and fullback for Syracuse from 1934 to 1936. [1] [3] While playing for Syracuse, he was known as "one of the finest forward passers in the country" and "an excellent blocking back." [4]
After his time at Syracuse, he played professional football in the National Football League (NFL). He began his professional career in August 1937 with the Brooklyn Dodgers. [4] He played one game at the end position for the Dodgers before being placed on waivers. He was then claimed by the Detroit Lions in October 1937. [5] He appeared in one game for the Lions as a blocking back. [1] [6]
He also played at the fullback and halfback positions for the Danbury Trojans of the American Association from 1937 to 1939. He appeared in 12 games for the Trojans. [1]
After his football career ended, Reckmack was a production analyst for the Western Electric Company's Allentown Works from 1947 to 1980. He died in 1982 at the Allentown and Sacred Heart Hospital Center in Allentown, Pennsylvania. [7]