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Born: | Post, Texas, U.S. | November 23, 1920
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Died: | December 13, 1995 Palos Verdes Estates, California, U.S. | (aged 75)
Career information | |
Position(s) | Quarterback / Defensive halfback |
Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) |
Weight | 170 lb (77 kg) |
College | UCLA |
High school | John C. Fremont (CA) |
NFL draft | 1947, round: 1, pick: 6 |
Drafted by | Green Bay Packers |
Career history | |
As player | |
1947 | Baltimore Colts (AAFC) |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Ernest Francis Case (November 23, 1920 – December 13, 1995) was an American college football player who was a quarterback for the UCLA Bruins. A bomber pilot who was shot down and captured as a prisoner-of-war during World War II, Case is best remembered for leading UCLA to its first 10–0 season and a berth in the 1947 Rose Bowl game.
Although the first quarterback selected in the 1947 NFL draft, Case signed instead with the upstart Baltimore Colts of the All-America Football Conference (AAFC), playing just one uneventful season in a reserve role before retiring.