Bob Kennedy

Robert Henry Kennedy (June 29, 1921 – July 29, 2010) was an American professional football player who was a running back for five seasons with the New York Yankees of the All-America Football Conference (AAFC) and the New York Yanks of the National Football League (NFL).

Football career After graduation from Sandpoint High School in northern Idaho, Kennedy attended Washington State College in Pullman and played college football for the he was an All-American fullback and quarterback. He continued to play football for the U.S. Army Air Forces during the years of World War II, after the war Kennedy signed a contract to play for the upstart New York Yankees of the AAFC, a new professional league established in competition with the established NFL. Kennedy played "both ways" for the Yankees, starting as a running back on offense and a linebacker and defensive back