Bob Hantla
Offensive guard / Linebacker | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born: | October 3, 1931 St. John, Kansas, U.S. |
| Died: | November 10, 2020 (aged 89) Chandler, Arizona, U.S. |
| Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Weight: | 230 lb (104 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Meade (KS) |
| College: | Kansas |
| NFL draft: | 1954 / Round: 5 / Pick: 55 |
| Career history | |
| Career NFL statistics | |
| Player stats at NFL.com · PFR | |
Robert Dean Hantla (October 3, 1931 – November 10, 2020) was an
1954 NFL Draft. He played college football at the University of Kansas and attended Meade High School in Meade, Kansas.[1] Hantla was also a member of the BC Lions and Winnipeg Blue Bombers
. His son Jeff Hantla went on to play for the Arizona Wildcats.
College career
Hantla lettered for the Kansas Jayhawks from 1951 to 1953, earning First-team All-Big Seven Conference honors in 1952.[2][3]
Professional career
Hantla was selected by the
Western Interprovincial Football Union from 1956 to 1957.[5][6] Hantla played for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League in 1959.[7][8]
He died on November 10, 2020, in Chandler, Arizona at age 89.[9]
References
- ^ "BOB HANTLA". profootballarchives.com. Retrieved October 30, 2015.
- ^ "Robert Hantla". old.lostlettermen.com. Archived from the original on October 30, 2015. Retrieved October 30, 2015.
- ^ Patrick, Skipper (November 26, 1952). "Three Huskers on All-Big Seven". Beatrice Daily Sun. p. 3. Archived from the original on October 30, 2015. Retrieved October 30, 2015.
- ^ "Bob Hantla". pro-football-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 30, 2015.
- ^ "1956 British Columbia Lions". profootballarchives.com. Retrieved October 30, 2015.
- ^ "1957 British Columbia Lions". profootballarchives.com. Retrieved October 30, 2015.
- ^ "1959 Winnipeg Blue Bombers". profootballarchives.com. Retrieved October 30, 2015.
- ^ "Bob Hantla". cflapedia.com. Archived from the original on October 30, 2015. Retrieved October 30, 2015.
- ^ "Robert Hantla Obituary (2020) - Scottsdale, AZ - The Arizona Republic". Legacy.com. Retrieved 2021-06-01.