Bob MacLeod

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Bob MacLeod
No. 5
PositionHalfback
Personal information
Born(1917-10-15)October 15, 1917
Glen Ellyn, Illinois, U.S.[a]
DiedJanuary 13, 2003(2003-01-13) (aged 85)
Santa Monica, California, U.S.
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
High schoolGlenbard (Glen Ellyn, Illinois)
CollegeDartmouth
NFL draft1939: 1st round, 5th overall pick
Career history
Awards and highlights
Career NFL statistics
Rushing attempts–yards17–88
Receptions–yards10–231
Touchdowns4
Stats at Pro Football Reference Edit this at Wikidata
College Football Hall of Fame

Robert Fredric MacLeod[1][b] (October 15, 1917 – January 13, 2003) was an American professional football halfback, most notably at Dartmouth College in the late 1930s. After serving in the United States Marine Corps during World War II, he had a career in magazine publishing.

He served as a vice president and advertising director at Hearst Publications, later becoming a publisher for the magazines Seventeen and Teen. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1977.

MacLeod died at the age of 85 in January 2003.

Biography

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MacLeod attended Glenbard West High School in Illinois, then played college football for Dartmouth, where he was a named by several selectors to the 1937 College Football All-America Team and was a consensus selection for the 1938 College Football All-America Team.[2] He was also a selection to the 1938 All-Eastern football team,[4] while serving as team captain for the 1938 Dartmouth Indians, as the team was then known.[5] He finished fourth in that season's Heisman Trophy voting.[6] At the conclusion of his college football career, MacLeod played in the January 1939 edition of the East–West Shrine Game.[7] While in college, he also played on the Dartmouth men's basketball team.[6]

MacLeod was selected in the first round of the 1939 NFL draft by the Brooklyn Dodgers with the fifth overall pick.[8] He was traded to the Chicago Bears for Ray Buivid on September 28,[9] and went on to play in nine games for his new team during the 1939 NFL season with four touchdowns scored.[3] MacLeod also played professional basketball for the Chicago Bruins of the National Basketball League (NBL) during the latter part of the 1939–40 season.[10][11]

MacLeod served as a pilot in the United States Marine Corps during World War II, reaching the rank of major.[2] After the war, he worked in magazine publishing, serving as a vice-president and advertising director at Hearst Publications.[2] He later was the publisher of Seventeen and Teen magazines.[2]

MacLeod was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 1977.[12] He was also inducted to the athletic hall of fame at Dartmouth.[13] MacLeod died in January 2003, aged 85; he was survived by this third wife and four children.[2]

Notes

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  1. ^ MacLeod's draft registration card listed his place of birth as Chicago;[1] Glen Ellyn is a suburb of Chicago and is consistently listed as his place of birth by other sources.[2]
  2. ^ Other sources spell his middle name as Frederick.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Draft Registration Card". Selective Service System. October 1940. Retrieved June 26, 2023 – via fold3.com.
  2. ^ a b c d e f "Robert F. MacLeod, 85; Football Star, Publisher". Los Angeles Times. January 17, 2003. p. B15. Retrieved June 26, 2023 – via newspapers.com.
  3. ^ a b "Bob MacLeod Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved June 26, 2023.
  4. ^ "Cornell and Pitt Dominate AP All-Eastern Football Team". The News Journal. November 29, 1938. p. 24 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Season-by-Season Results: 1881-1939". Hanover, N.H.: Dartmouth College. Retrieved June 26, 2023.
  6. ^ a b "The One That Got Away: Heisman Trophy Eluded Dartmouth's Bob MacLeod in 1938". Valley News. Lebanon, New Hampshire. December 9, 2014. Retrieved June 26, 2023.
  7. ^ "Western Team Beats East in Shrine Game". The Sacramento Bee. January 3, 1939. p. 11. Retrieved June 26, 2023 – via newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "1939 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 27, 2023.
  9. ^ "Bears, Dodgers Swap Bob MacLeod, Ray Buivid". Grand Forks Herald. September 29, 1939. Retrieved November 13, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Chicago Bruins Are Coming Here Friday". Kenosha News. Kenosha, Wisconsin. February 7, 1940. p. 12. Retrieved June 26, 2023 – via newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Bob MacLeod NBL Stats". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved June 26, 2023.
  12. ^ "Bob MacLeod (1977)". footballfoundation.org. Retrieved June 26, 2023.
  13. ^ "Halls of Fame". dartmouthsports.com. Dartmouth College Varsity Athletics. Retrieved June 26, 2023.
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