Robert Marshall Heydenfeldt (born September 17, 1933) is a former American and Canadian football player.
.jpg) Heydenfeldt, circa 1951 | |
| Date of birth | September 17, 1933 |
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| Place of birth | Canoga Park, California, U.S. |
| Career information | |
| Status | Retired |
| CFL status | International |
| Position(s) | HB/P |
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) |
| Weight | 190 lb (86 kg) |
| US college | University of California, Los Angeles |
| Career history | |
| As player | |
| 1955 | Edmonton Eskimos |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Heydenfeldt played tight end and punter for coach Red Sanders at University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) from 1952-1954. He was a member of the Bruins team that in 1954 was named the FWAA & UPI National Champions. He was commissioned a 2nd lieutenant in the United States Air Force Reserves upon graduation from UCLA.[1] He played professionally for the Edmonton Eskimos of the Western Interprovincial Football Union and won the 1955 Grey Cup. Heydenfeldt returned to the U.S. after one season in Canada and joined the Air Force. He was stationed at Hamilton Air Force Base in Novato, California and played End for the base football team. He later opened a sporting goods store with former UCLA teammate Don Long.
References
edit- ^ University of California Register, 1954-1955 with Announcements for 1955-1956 in Two Volumes, Volume II, "University of California Los Angeles The Thirty-Sixth Commencement June 19, 1955", page 86.