Hank Foldberg

Henry Christian Foldberg Sr. (12 March 1923 to 7 March 2001) was an American college and professional football player who became a college football coach. Born in Dallas, Texas, he played a season at Texas A&M in 1942, then played end for Earl Blaik's Army team at West Point from 1944 to 1946, when Army won back-to-back national championships and he was named a consensus first-team All-American at end in 1946. At Army he also earned varsity letters in lacrosse and baseball. He was drafted by the Washington Redskins in 1947 but played professionally in the All-America Football Conference, for the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1948 and the Chicago Hornets in 1949, catching 31 passes for 331 yards in 25 games. He later became head football coach at Wichita State and at Texas A&M.