Fred Gehrke
Gehrke on a 1948 Bowman football card | |||||||||||||||
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| Positions | Halfback Defensive back | ||||||||||||||
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| Born | April 24, 1918 Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Died | February 9, 2002 (aged 83) Palm Springs, California, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 189 lb (86 kg) | ||||||||||||||
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| High school | South High School (Utah) | ||||||||||||||
| College | Utah | ||||||||||||||
| NFL draft | 1940: undrafted | ||||||||||||||
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| Executive profile at Pro Football Reference | |||||||||||||||
Clarence Fred Gehrke (/ˈɡɜːrki/ GUR-kee; April 24, 1918 – February 9, 2002) was an American professional football player and executive. He played in the National Football League (NFL) for the Cleveland / Los Angeles Rams, San Francisco 49ers and Chicago Cardinals from 1940 through 1950. To boost team morale, Gehrke designed and painted the Los Angeles Rams logo in 1948, which was the first painted on the helmets of an NFL team. He later served as the general manager of the Denver Broncos from 1977 through 1981. He is the great-grandfather of Milwaukee Brewers left fielder and 2018 NL MVP Christian Yelich.