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Dick Flanagan

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Dick Flanagan
Career information
Flanagan on a 1955 Bowman football card
Date of birth	(1927-10-31)October 31, 1927
Place of birth	Sidney, Ohio, U.S.
Date of death	September 27, 1997(1997-09-27) (aged 69)
Position(s)	Center
US college	Ohio State
NFL draft	1948 / Round: 10 / Pick 83
Career history
As player
1948–1949	Chicago Bears
1950–1952	Detroit Lions
1953–1955	Pittsburgh Steelers

Career highlights and awards
NFL champion (1952)
Career stats
Playing stats at DatabaseFootball.com

Richard E. Flanagan (October 31, 1927 – September 27, 1997) was a National Football League (NFL) center who played eight seasons. Flanagan played high school football for Sidney High School and college football for Ohio State University.^[1] He was selected by the Chicago Bears in the 10th round of the 1948 NFL draft.^[2] He played running back in college and his first year with the Bears. He also played linebacker and offensive guard during his professional career.

Flanagan was a member of the Detroit Lions team that defeated the Cleveland Browns to win the 1952 NFL Championship.^[3]

Honors[edit]

The Flanagan Sports Complex in Sidney is named after him.^[4]

The Sidney High School football MVP trophy is named after Flanagan and his jersey number has been retired by the school.^[5]

References[edit]

^ Pendleton, Marc (August 9, 2017). "Sidney football: Top 7 players in Yellow Jackets history". Dayton Daily News. Retrieved May 17, 2022.

^ "1948 Ohio State Buckeyes Draft". 247Sports. Retrieved May 17, 2022.

^ Page, Joseph S. (2014). "1952 NFL—The Lions Texas Connections". Pro Football Championships Before the Super Bowl: A Year-by-Year History, 1926-1965. McFarland & Company. pp. 124–128. ISBN 978-0-7864-5785-4. Retrieved May 26, 2022 – via Google Books.

^ "Facilities: Flanagan Sports Complex". Sidneyoh.com. City of Sydney. Retrieved May 17, 2022.

^ Ross, Dave (May 20, 2022). "Sports Extra with Dave Ross: SHS football: 32 and 13 will soon join 27". Sidney Daily News. Retrieved May 26, 2022.

External links[edit]

Dick FlanaganatPro Football Reference

Detroit Lions 1952 NFL champions

Chicago Bears starting quarterbacks

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