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Bob MacLeod

American football and basketball player (1917–2003)

Summary

American football and basketball player (1917–2003)

Field	Value
image	Bob_MacLeod.jpeg
number	5
position	Halfback
birth_date
birth_place	Glen Ellyn, Illinois, U.S.
death_date
death_place	Santa Monica, California, U.S.
height_ft	6
height_in	0
weight_lbs	190
high_school	Glenbard (Glen Ellyn)
college	Dartmouth
draftyear	1939
draftround	1
draftpick	5
statlabel1	Rushing attempts–yards
statvalue1	17–88
statlabel2	Receptions–yards
statvalue2	10–231
statlabel3	Touchdowns
statvalue3	4
CollegeHOF	1474

Chicago Bears (1939)
Consensus All-American (1938)
Third-team All-American (1937)
First-team All-Eastern (1938)
Second-team All-Eastern (1937)

Robert Fredric MacLeod (October 15, 1917 – January 13, 2003) was an American professional football player who was a halfback for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Dartmouth Big Green in the late 1930s. After serving in the United States Marine Corps during World War II, he had a career in magazine publishing.

He served as a vice president and advertising director at Hearst Publications, later becoming a publisher for the magazines Seventeen and Teen. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1977.

MacLeod died at the age of 85 in January 2003.

Biography

MacLeod attended Glenbard West High School in Illinois, then played college football for the Dartmouth Big Green, where he was a named by several selectors to the 1937 College Football All-America Team and was a consensus selection for the 1938 College Football All-America Team. while serving as team captain for the 1938 Dartmouth Indians, as the team was then known. He finished fourth in that season's Heisman Trophy voting. While in college, he also played on the Dartmouth men's basketball team.

MacLeod was selected in the first round of the 1939 NFL draft by the Brooklyn Dodgers with the fifth overall pick. He was traded to the Chicago Bears for Ray Buivid on September 28, and went on to play in nine games for his new team during the 1939 NFL season with four touchdowns scored. MacLeod also played professional basketball for the Chicago Bruins of the National Basketball League (NBL) during the latter part of the 1939–40 season.

MacLeod served as a pilot in the United States Marine Corps during World War II, reaching the rank of major. After the war, he worked in magazine publishing, serving as a vice-president and advertising director at Hearst Publications. He later was the publisher of Seventeen and Teen magazines.

MacLeod was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 1977. He was also inducted to the athletic hall of fame at Dartmouth. MacLeod died in January 2003, aged 85; he was survived by this third wife and four children.

Notes

References

(October 1940). "Draft Registration Card". [[Selective Service System]].
(November 29, 1938). "Cornell and Pitt Dominate AP All-Eastern Football Team". The News Journal.
"Season-by-Season Results: 1881-1939". [[Dartmouth College]].
(January 3, 1939). "Western Team Beats East in Shrine Game". [[The Sacramento Bee]].
(December 9, 2014). "The One That Got Away: Heisman Trophy Eluded Dartmouth's Bob MacLeod in 1938".
"1939 NFL Draft Listing".
(September 29, 1939). "Bears, Dodgers Swap Bob MacLeod, Ray Buivid". [[Grand Forks Herald]].
"Bob MacLeod Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College".
(February 7, 1940). "Chicago Bruins Are Coming Here Friday". [[Kenosha News]].
"Bob MacLeod NBL Stats".
"Bob MacLeod (1977)".
"Halls of Fame". Dartmouth College Varsity Athletics.
(January 17, 2003). "Robert F. MacLeod, 85; Football Star, Publisher". [[Los Angeles Times]].

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