John Wallace (American football end) explained

Position:End
Birth Date:2 September 1904
Birth Place:Coal City, Illinois
Death Place:Mission Viejo, California
Height Ft:6
Height In:0
Weight Lbs:180
High School:Emerson (IN)
College:Notre Dame
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Statlabel1:Games
Statvalue1:16

John James Wallace (September 2, 1904 – July 3, 1981) was an American football player.

Wallace was born in 1904 in Coal City, Illinois. He attended Emerson High School in Gary, Indiana. He then enrolled at the University of Notre Dame where he played on Knute Rockne's Notre Dame Fighting Irish football teams from 1923 to 1926.[1] [2]

Wallace also played professional football in the National Football League (NFL) as an end for the Chicago Bears in 1928 and the Dayton Triangles in 1929. He appeared in 16 NFL games, five as a starter.[3]

Wallace died in 1981 at Mission Viejo, California.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: John Wallace. Pro Football Archives. July 31, 2023.
  2. News: Wallace Is Sensation: Gary Boy Shows True Worth in West Point Classic. The South Bend Tribune. November 20, 1926. 5. Newspapers.com.
  3. Web site: John Wallace. Sports Reference LLC. Pro-Football-Reference.com. July 23, 2020.