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Note: Notes for Robert Joseph Eckl: Robert Eckl was known as Bob.
Bob played professional football with the American Professional Football League's Milwaukee Chiefs in the early 1940s as a defensive tackle and a place kicker. The players wore helmets without face masks. Bob later played with the NFL's Chicago Cardinals in 1945 as a tackle and place kicker.
The November 4, 1940 <i>Wisconsin State Journal</i> printed wire-service story about a Chiefs game where Bob Eckl kicked a field goal, recovered a fumble from the opposing team, then kicked the extra point after his team scored a touchdown:
<a href="https://goo.gl/photos/Uv7jszH3BaTxZ5vo8">Story</a>
From the November 8, 1941 <i>Wisconsin Rapids Daily Tribune,</i> a poor quality photo showing Bob Eckl playing football for the Milwaukee Chiefs while wearing a helmet without a facemask:
<a href="https://goo.gl/photos/pjdPzJvDarWbpDhx7">Photo</a>
A photo of four generations of the family, taken in late 1941. The photo shows Bob, his infant son Robert, Bob's father Joseph, and Joseph's mother Frances:
<a href="https://goo.gl/photos/bwcWsMJhZkFb9BSPA">Photo</a>
From the October 2, 1961 <i>Oshkosh Daily Northwestern,</i> a story explaining the circumstances of Bob's death:
<a href="https://goo.gl/photos/PwG6RqgNU9LFoUmy9">Story</a>
The October 3, 1961 <i>Capital Times</i> (Madison, Wisconsin) printed a story mentioning Bob's death:
<a href="https://goo.gl/photos/EC1U7GBykr922Aq7A">Story</a>
The October 3, 1961 <i>Wisconsin State Journal</i> printed a story mentioning Bob's death, on page seven:
<a href="https://goo.gl/photos/XkNV9UVjnSttnYwZ9">Story</a>
Bob's SSN was 388-09-5938.
<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Eckl">Bob Eckl's Wikipedia page</a>
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