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15 Facts About Bob Livingstone

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Bob Livingstone was drafted by the Chicago Bears of the National Football League in the 22nd round of the 1945 NFL draft.

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Bob Livingstone played college football at the University of Notre Dame and attended Hammond High School in Hammond, Indiana.

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Bob Livingstone earned varsity letters in football, basketball and baseball at Hammond High School in 1939 and 1940.

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Bob Livingstone earned All-State honors as a halfback in 1940.

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Bob Livingstone first played for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish from 1941 to 1942, lettering in 1942.

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Bob Livingstone served in the United States Army during World War II from 1943 to 1945 and survived hand-to-hand combat with Japanese soldiers.

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Bob Livingstone returned to Notre Dame in 1946 and lettered for the team from 1946 to 1947.

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Bob Livingstone set a school record for longest run when he scored a 92-yard rushing touchdown in 1947 against the USC Trojans.

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Bob Livingstone played in the Chicago College All-Star Game in 1948.

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Bob Livingstone was selected by the Chicago Bears of the NFL with the 225th pick in the 1945 NFL draft.

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Bob Livingstone was selected by the Chicago Rockets of the AAFC in the fourteenth round with the 108th overall pick in the 1947 AAFC Draft.

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Bob Livingstone played in five games for the AAFC's Buffalo Bills during the 1949 season.

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Bob Livingstone played in eleven games for the NFL's Baltimore Colts in 1950.

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Bob Livingstone was selected by the Chicago Cardinals in the 29th round with the 343rd overall pick in the 1951 NFL Draft.

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Bob Livingstone was inducted into the Hammond Sports Hall of Fame in 1987 and the Indiana Football Hall of Fame in 2009.