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'''Eugene William Gedman''' (January 9, 1932 – August 19, 1974) was an [[American football]] player, a [[running back]] for four seasons with the [[Detroit Lions]] of the [[National Football League]] (NFL), [[1953 Detroit Lions season|1953]] and [[1956 Detroit Lions season|1956]] through [[1958 Detroit Lions season|1958]]. The Lions won [[History of the National Football League championship|league titles]] in [[1953 NFL Championship Game|1953]] and [[1957 NFL Championship Game|1957]]. He served in the military during the [[1954 Detroit Lions season|1954]] and [[1955 Detroit Lions season|1955]] seasons.<ref name=cooldiu>{{cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/gloryofoldiuindi0000hamm |url-access=registration |publisher=Sports Publishing Inc. |title=Glory of Old IU, Indiana University |last1=Hammel |first1=Bob |last2=Klingelhoffer |first2=Kit |date=1999 |page=[https://archive.org/details/gloryofoldiuindi0000hamm/page/114 114]}}</ref><ref name=atgmn>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=kWAbAAAAIBAJ&sjid=6k0EAAAAIBAJ&pg=523%2C5891691 |newspaper=Pittsburgh Press |title=Army takes Gedman |date=February 24, 1954 |page=24}}</ref><ref name=ltodmr>{{cite news |url=http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1954/07/07/page/33/article/lions-to-open-drills-minus-six-regulars |newspaper=Chicago Daily Tribune |title=Lions to open drills minus six regulars |last=Strickler |first=George |date=July 7, 1954 |page=1, part 3 }}</ref>


==Biography==
'''Eugene William Gedman''' (b. [[January 9]] [[1932]], [[Duquesne, Pennsylvania]]) was a [[National Football League]] [[running back]] from 1953 through 1958.
Born in [[Duquesne, Pennsylvania]], a suburb southeast of [[Pittsburgh]], Gedman graduated from Duquesne High School in 1949. He played [[college football]] at [[Indiana Hoosiers football|Indiana University]] in [[Bloomington, Indiana|Bloomington]], where he was the Hoosiers' captain and most valuable player (twice), and [[List of All-Big Ten Conference football teams|All-Big Ten]].<ref name=gmvagag>{{cite news |url=http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1952/11/27/page/135/article/gedman-most-valuable-at-indiana-again |newspaper=Chicago Daily Tribune |title=Gedman most valuable at Indiana again |date=November 27, 1952 |page=1, part 9}}</ref> He played in the [[East–West Shrine Game]] and was selected by the Lions in the [[1953 NFL draft#Round two|second round]] of the [[1953 NFL draft]], the fifteenth overall pick.


During his fifth training camp, Gedman was waived by the Lions in mid-September [[1959 Detroit Lions season|1959]].<ref name=ccllgms>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=s2xQAAAAIBAJ&sjid=KRAEAAAAIBAJ&pg=7270%2C2815905 |newspaper=Milwaukee Sentinel |agency=press dispatches |title=Colts cut Lyles; Lions Gedman |date=September 16, 1959 |page=4, part 2 }}{{Dead link|date=August 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> A few days later he was later withdrawn from waivers and put on the injured list, due to a knee injury from the previous season.<ref name=mskpgdmn>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=tWxQAAAAIBAJ&sjid=KRAEAAAAIBAJ&pg=4138%2C3427365 |newspaper=Milwaukee Sentinel |agency=Associated Press |title=Keep Gedman |date=September 18, 1959 |page=4, part 2 }}{{Dead link|date=August 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> In 1963, he won a $15,000 [[Workers' compensation|workmen's compensation]] settlement from the club.<ref name=gmstgft>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Yn9QAAAAIBAJ&sjid=3RAEAAAAIBAJ&pg=1218%2C199502 |newspaper=Milwaukee Sentinel |agency=Associated Press |title=Gedman to get $15,000 from Lions |date=November 2, 1963 |page=4, part 2 }}{{Dead link|date=August 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref name=gpwvith>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=mZQlAAAAIBAJ&sjid=DPMFAAAAIBAJ&pg=1012%2C4858087 |newspaper=Gettysburg Times |location=Pennsylvania |agency=Associated Press |title=Grid players win verdicts in 3 courts |date=November 2, 1963 |page=5 }}</ref>


==After football==
In the early 1960s, Gedman coached in the [[United Football League (1961–64)|United Football League]], at [[Indianapolis]] and [[Grand Rapids, Michigan|Grand Rapids]],<ref name=xlggrpi>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=FwYkAAAAIBAJ&sjid=FhEEAAAAIBAJ&pg=1428%2C2037209 |newspaper=Milwaukee Sentinel |agency=Associated Press |title=Ex-Lion Gedman Grand Rapids pilot |date=April 15, 1962 |page=4S }}{{Dead link|date=August 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> and was a pension administrator for the city of [[Detroit]].<ref name=quidetpo>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=AjYiAAAAIBAJ&sjid=NKsFAAAAIBAJ&pg=3450%2C2868187 |newspaper=Owosso Argus-Press |location=Michigan |agency=Associated Press |title=Gedman quits Detroit post |date=November 28, 1969 |page=22 }}</ref> He was later a sales manager for a fire extinguisher company in [[Chicago]]. Gedman died at home in 1974 of a heart attack at age 42.<ref name=ppflgid>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=lBAcAAAAIBAJ&sjid=yFUEAAAAIBAJ&pg=2981%2C2345580 |newspaper=Pittsburgh Press |title=Former Lion Gedman is dead |date=August 20, 1974 |page=26 }}</ref>

==References==
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Latest revision as of 13:04, 3 August 2024

Gene Gedman
No. 26
Position:Running back
Personal information
Born:(1932-01-09)January 9, 1932
Duquesne, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died:August 19, 1974(1974-08-19) (aged 42)
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Height:5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight:195 lb (88 kg)
Career information
High school:Duquesne (PA)
College:Indiana
NFL draft:1953 / round: 2 / pick: 25
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Eugene William Gedman (January 9, 1932 – August 19, 1974) was an American football player, a running back for four seasons with the Detroit Lions of the National Football League (NFL), 1953 and 1956 through 1958. The Lions won league titles in 1953 and 1957. He served in the military during the 1954 and 1955 seasons.[1][2][3]

Biography

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Born in Duquesne, Pennsylvania, a suburb southeast of Pittsburgh, Gedman graduated from Duquesne High School in 1949. He played college football at Indiana University in Bloomington, where he was the Hoosiers' captain and most valuable player (twice), and All-Big Ten.[4] He played in the East–West Shrine Game and was selected by the Lions in the second round of the 1953 NFL draft, the fifteenth overall pick.

During his fifth training camp, Gedman was waived by the Lions in mid-September 1959.[5] A few days later he was later withdrawn from waivers and put on the injured list, due to a knee injury from the previous season.[6] In 1963, he won a $15,000 workmen's compensation settlement from the club.[7][8]

After football

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In the early 1960s, Gedman coached in the United Football League, at Indianapolis and Grand Rapids,[9] and was a pension administrator for the city of Detroit.[10] He was later a sales manager for a fire extinguisher company in Chicago. Gedman died at home in 1974 of a heart attack at age 42.[11]

References

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  1. ^ Hammel, Bob; Klingelhoffer, Kit (1999). Glory of Old IU, Indiana University. Sports Publishing Inc. p. 114.
  2. ^ "Army takes Gedman". Pittsburgh Press. February 24, 1954. p. 24.
  3. ^ Strickler, George (July 7, 1954). "Lions to open drills minus six regulars". Chicago Daily Tribune. p. 1, part 3.
  4. ^ "Gedman most valuable at Indiana again". Chicago Daily Tribune. November 27, 1952. p. 1, part 9.
  5. ^ "Colts cut Lyles; Lions Gedman". Milwaukee Sentinel. press dispatches. September 16, 1959. p. 4, part 2.[permanent dead link‍]
  6. ^ "Keep Gedman". Milwaukee Sentinel. Associated Press. September 18, 1959. p. 4, part 2.[permanent dead link‍]
  7. ^ "Gedman to get $15,000 from Lions". Milwaukee Sentinel. Associated Press. November 2, 1963. p. 4, part 2.[permanent dead link‍]
  8. ^ "Grid players win verdicts in 3 courts". Gettysburg Times. Pennsylvania. Associated Press. November 2, 1963. p. 5.
  9. ^ "Ex-Lion Gedman Grand Rapids pilot". Milwaukee Sentinel. Associated Press. April 15, 1962. p. 4S.[permanent dead link‍]
  10. ^ "Gedman quits Detroit post". Owosso Argus-Press. Michigan. Associated Press. November 28, 1969. p. 22.
  11. ^ "Former Lion Gedman is dead". Pittsburgh Press. August 20, 1974. p. 26.
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