Brad Ecklund

Bradford Ecklund (May 9, 1922 – February 6, 2010 ) was a center in the AAFC and in the National Football League. He was chosen twice (1950, 1951) to play in the Pro Bowl. He was born in Los Angeles, California and died in Mount Holly Township, New Jersey. As a senior in high school at Milwaukie, Oregon, Ecklund was named to the Metro all-star team at fullback. He was a four-sport star — baseball, track, basketball and football — and was drafted by the Philadelphia Athletics, but turned down baseball for a full ride at Oregon. He never played for a team—frosh, varsity, military or Oregon—that he wasn't named captain of. And he never played in a league where he wasn't named on the all-conference team—at fullback in high school, in college...