1. Bernard Edward Masterson was an American football player and coach.
10 Facts About Bernie Masterson
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Bernie Masterson played college football at Nebraska from 1931 to 1933.
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Bernie Masterson played professionally in the National Football League with the Chicago Bears from 1934 to 1940.
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Bernie Masterson was an all-state back in football, a starter on the 1930 state championship basketball team, and a track star.
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Bernie Masterson played quarterback for the Chicago Bears from 1934 to 1940 when the Bears were known as the "Monsters of the Midway".
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Bernie Masterson has an NFL career total of 3,372 passing yards and 35 touchdowns.
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Bernie Masterson joined the United States Navy in 1942, and coached Navy teams for Iowa and St Mary's Pre-Flight until 1945.
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Bernie Masterson came back to Nebraska as head football coach for 1946 and 1947.
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Bernie Masterson died of a heart attack in Chicago on May 16,1963, and was buried at All Saints Cemetery in Des Plaines.
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Bernie Masterson was inducted into the Nebraska Football Hall of Fame in 1977.