About Roy Carlson
Lived 1906 – 1984 (aged 78). Roy Carlson was an American american football player.
Roy Harold Carlson (May 8, 1906 – September 10, 1984) was an American football player.
Carlson was born in 1906 in Chicago and attended Bowen High School. He enrolled at Bradley University in Peoria, Illinois, and played football for the Bradley Braves afrom 1924 to 1927. He later received a master's degree from the University of Chicago.
Carlson later worked as a teacher and football coach at Joliet High School in Joliet, Illinois. He also served in the Army during World War II. He moved to Phoenix, Arizona, in 1969 and worked there for an architecture firm. Carlson died on September 10, 1984, in Phoenix, Arizona. He was survived by his wife, Ellen.
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Who was Roy Carlson?
American football player
When was Roy Carlson born?
Roy Carlson was born on 8 May 1906 in Chicago.
When did Roy Carlson die?
Roy Carlson died on 10 September 1984.
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Roy Carlson was an american football player.
What nationality was Roy Carlson?
Roy Carlson was American.
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