Beanie Ebert

Article summary

Veryl Henry "Beanie" Ebert (May 14, 1902 – March 24, 1980) was an American football guard, tackle, and blocking back who played for the Minneapolis Marines of the National Football League (NFL) in 1924. He played in four games and started one. Ebert played college football for Carleton College. He was also a football coach at Stillwater Area High School in Oak Park Heights, Minnesota.

Key claims

1. date of birth: 1902-05-14 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. date of death: 1980-03-24 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

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