Ernie Case
Case as sophomore QB of the UCLA Bruins | |||||||||
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| Positions | Quarterback Defensive back | ||||||||
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| Born | November 23, 1919 Post, Texas, U.S. | ||||||||
| Died | December 13, 1995 (aged 76) Palos Verdes Estates, California, U.S. | ||||||||
| Listed height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||||||||
| Listed weight | 170 lb (77 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school | John C. Fremont (Los Angeles, California) | ||||||||
| College | UCLA | ||||||||
| NFL draft | 1947: 1st round, 6th overall pick | ||||||||
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Ernest Francis Case (November 23, 1920 – December 13, 1995) was an American college football player who was a quarterback for the UCLA Bruins. A bomber pilot who was shot down and captured as a prisoner-of-war during World War II, Case is best remembered for leading UCLA to its first 10–0 season and a berth in the 1947 Rose Bowl game.
Although the first quarterback selected in the 1947 NFL draft, Case signed instead with the upstart Baltimore Colts of the All-America Football Conference (AAFC), playing just one uneventful season in a reserve role before retiring.