Joe Routt
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| Born: | October 18, 1914 Chappell Hill, Texas, U.S. |
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| Died: | December 10, 1944 (aged 30) Belgium |
| Career information | |
| Position(s) | Guard |
| College | Texas A&M |
| NFL draft | 1938, Round: 3, Pick: 16 |
| Drafted by | Cleveland Rams |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Joe Eugene Routt (October 18, 1914 – December 10, 1944) was an American football player and World War II soldier.
College
The son of Eugene Otis and Annie Belle (Clay) Routt, Routt attended
1938 NFL Draft.[1]
War and death
Routt was commissioned a
company commander in the Netherlands when he was killed in action on December 10, 1944. He was buried at Margraten, Netherlands. On April 19, 1949, he was reburied at Brenham, Texas
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Personal
Routt was married to Marilyn Maddox on March 1, 1942 and they had two daughters, Marilyn Routt Thomason and Rosanna Routt Sena. Marilyn R. Thomason had two children, Leanne Locke Whitaker and James Thomas Locke. Rosanna had two sons, Leif Devemark and Carl Devemark. Joe was named to the Texas Sports Hall of Fame in 1952 and the College Football Hall of Fame in 1962.
References
- ^ "1938 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2023-03-25.
External links
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