Bill Baumgartner played college football for Minnesota from 1940 to 1942 and professional football for the Baltimore Colts during the 1947 season.
14 Facts About Bill Baumgartner
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Bill Baumgartner played college football for the Minnesota Golden Gophers.
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Bill Baumgartner was a member of the undefeated 1940 and 1941 Minnesota Golden Gophers football teams that won back-to-back national championships.
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Bill Baumgartner's arms were so long that the school had to order special jerseys for him.
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Bill Baumgartner was invited to play in the 1943 Chicago College All-Star Game, but by that time he was serving in the military as a naval aviation cadet.
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Bill Baumgartner graduated in 1947 with a degree in business.
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Bill Baumgartner appeared in two games of the 1947 Colts season.
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Bill Baumgartner was waived by the Colts late in September 1947 to make room on the roster for All-American end Elmer Madar, who played collegiately for Michigan.
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Bill Baumgartner was a member of the Rapid City Regional Hospital board of directors and served as chairman of the board during the facility's construction.
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Bill Baumgartner worked as a real estate developer, serving as president of the Pinedale Development Corporation and a director of the North Rapid Shopping Center.
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At the time of his death, Bill Baumgartner worked as chairman of the South Dakota Racing Commission.
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Bill Baumgartner died September 30,1981, of an apparent heart attack in Rapid City, South Dakota.
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Bill Baumgartner was 60 years old at the time of his death.
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Bill Baumgartner was survived by his wife Patricia and four children.