Bob Sandberg

Bob Sandberg
Date of birth (1922-01-10)January 10, 1922
Place of birth Rice Lake, Wisconsin
Date of death May 8, 2015(2015-05-08) (aged 93)
Place of death St. Cloud, Minnesota
Career information
Position(s) HB/QB
College University of Minnesota
Career history
As player
1947–49 Winnipeg Blue Bombers
1951 Saskatchewan Roughriders
Career highlights and awards
CFL All-Star 1947
Awards 1947 - Jeff Nicklin Memorial Trophy

Robert Young Sandberg (January 10, 1922 – May 8, 2015) was an award-winning and all-star Canadian football player.

A graduate of University of Minnesota, Sandberg joined the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in 1947.[1] His rookie season was spectacular, as he led the league in scoring, was an all-star, and won the Jeff Nicklin Memorial Trophy as western MVP.[2][3] His season was capped with a dramatic and heartbreaking Grey Cup defeat. Having played a phenomenal game in the 35th Grey Cup, scoring the Bombers only touchdown, he tried a fake kick in the last minute with the score tied and it didn't work; the Toronto Argonauts won a classic nail-biter 10-9.[4][5]

His 1948 season was a disappointment, falling to sixth in league scoring,[6] and 1949 was plagued by injuries, leading him to retire.[7] He attempted a comeback with the Saskatchewan Roughriders in 1951, but rushed for only 138 yards and scored only 1 touchdown and missed the Grey Cup game due to the Canadian Rugby Union import rule.[8][9] He died on May 8, 2015.[10]

Notes

  1. ↑ Winnipeg Blue Bombers Alumni all-time roster
  2. ↑ Bob Sandberg Leads West Gridiron Scoring The Calgary Herald, September 22, 1948
  3. ↑ Sandberg Top Scorer in West Ottawa Citizen, October 15, 1947
  4. ↑ 1947 – Toronto Argonauts 10, Winnipeg Blue Bombers 9 Archived August 23, 2010, at the Wayback Machine.
  5. ↑ Time Confused Bob The Leader-Post, December 1, 1947
  6. ↑ Blue Bombers' Bob Sandberg Points to Big Grid Campaign Ottawa Citizen, August 15, 1949
  7. ↑ Ready to Quit Ottawa Citizen, October 15, 1949
  8. ↑ Sandberg Ruled as Non-Import Saskatoon Star-Phoenix, August 31, 1951
  9. ↑ Fumbles Also Counted by Bob Mamini The Calgary Herald, November 27, 1951
  10. ↑ http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/sctimes/obituary.aspx?pid=174828906


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