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Rex Bumgardner was born on 6 September, 1923 in Clarksburg, West Virginia, is an American football player (1923–1998). Discover Rex Bumgardner's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 74 years old?

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Age 74 years old
Zodiac Sign Virgo
Born 6 September 1923
Birthday 6 September
Birthplace Clarksburg, West Virginia
Date of death 1 June, 1998
Died Place Clarksburg, West Virginia
Nationality West

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1923

Rex Keith Bumgardner (September 6, 1923 – June 1, 1998) was a halfback in the All-America Football Conference (AAFC) and National Football League (NFL) for the Buffalo Bills and the Cleveland Browns in the late 1940s and early 1950s.

1941

Bumgardner grew up in West Virginia and helped lead his high school basketball team to a state championship in 1941.

He played on a basketball team at Victory that won the state scholastic championship in 1941 under head coach Howard "Doc" Hutson.

After graduating, Bumgardner served in the United States Army Air Forces during World War II and was stationed at Luke Air Force Base in Arizona, where he played for the base's service football team.

1946

He attended West Virginia University following a stint in the military during World War II, playing on the school's football team in 1946 and 1947.

After the war, he enrolled at West Virginia University and played on the football team as a halfback in 1946 and 1947.

He was a substitute in 1946, but led the team in rushing in 1947.

1947

West Virginia had a 6–4 win–loss record in 1947 under coach Bill Kern.

1948

Bumgardner was signed by the Buffalo Bills of the All-America Football Conference (AAFC) before the 1948 season.

The team finished with a 7–7 record and advanced to the AAFC championship that year, but lost to the Cleveland Browns.

1949

The AAFC dissolved after the 1949 season, and Bumgardner joined the Browns, who had merged into the National Football League (NFL).

When the Bills went out of existence, Browns head coach Paul Brown obtained Bumgardner along with guard Abe Gibron and defensive tackle John Kissell in a deal with former Bills owner James Breuil.

1950

He then started his professional career with the Bills of the AAFC, where he remained for two seasons before joining the Browns in 1950.

Cleveland won the NFL championship game that year, aided by a diving touchdown catch by Bumgardner late in the fourth quarter.

Led by an offense that featured quarterback Otto Graham, fullback Marion Motley and ends Mac Speedie and Dante Lavelli, Cleveland finished the 1950 season with a 10–2 record and won the NFL's American division.

That set up a matchup with the Los Angeles Rams in the championship game.

The score was close for most of the game, but the Browns fell behind 28–20 in the fourth quarter.

Graham then led a long drive that ended with a 14-yard touchdown pass to Bumgardner, who made a diving catch in the end zone to bring the score to 28–27.

Browns placekicker Lou Groza made a field goal with 28 seconds left in the game to give Cleveland the victory.

1951

Bumgardner stayed with the Browns for the 1951 and 1952 seasons, both of which ended with losses in the NFL championship game.

1953

Bumgardner stayed with the Browns until 1953, when the team sold him to the Baltimore Colts.

He retired after the Colts cut him and went back to West Virginia, where he worked as a sheriff and U.S. marshal for several decades.

Cleveland sold him in a cash-only transaction to the Baltimore Colts in 1953.

The Colts, however, cut him in September before the season began.

Bumgardner then decided to retire.

Bumgardner moved back to West Virginia after his football career and started a job as the deputy sheriff to his mother, who was the sheriff in the Clarksburg area.

1965

He later was hired as the treasurer and sheriff of Marion County, West Virginia before becoming a U.S. marshal overseeing 32 counties in the northern part of the state in 1965.

1976

He served as a marshal until resigning in 1976 to run for Harrison County sheriff.

1998

He died in 1998.

Bumgardner grew up in Clarksburg, West Virginia and attended the local Victory High School.

Bumgardner died in 1998.

He had two sons with his first wife and two more sons with his second wife, Judy.