Ken Casanega
American gridiron football player
Kenneth Thomas Casanega (February 18, 1921 – October 10, 2021) was an American football quarterback. He played two seasons with the San Francisco 49ers in 1946 and 1948.[1]
 Casanega pictured in The Last Roundup 1942, Santa Clara yearbook | |||||||||||||||
| Position: | Quarterback | ||||||||||||||
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| Born: | February 18, 1921 Alameda County, California, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Died: | October 10, 2021 (aged 100) Medford, Oregon, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Height: | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight: | 175 lb (79 kg) | ||||||||||||||
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| High school: | Oakland (CA) Castlemont | ||||||||||||||
| College: | Santa Clara | ||||||||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 1942 / Round: 3 / Pick: 16 | ||||||||||||||
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Casanega died in Medford, Oregon on October 11, 2021, at the age of 100.[2]
References
change- ↑ Bush, David (September 5, 2006). "Humble Beginnings / In '46, 49ers made S.F. a big-league sports town". SFGate. Retrieved March 5, 2021.
- ↑ Ken Casanega, last living member of original 49ers, dies at 100
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