Carl William Reinhard (May 17, 1922 – January 30, 2016) was an
American football
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player and coach. He played professionally in the
All-America Football Conference
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(AAFC) for the
Los Angeles Dons
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. Born in
Los Angeles
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, Reinhard played
college football
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at the
University of California, Berkeley
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and was selected in the 23rd round of the
1944 NFL draft
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by the
Washington Redskins
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. His brother
Bob Reinhard
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also played in the AAFC. Reinhard served as the head football coach at
Glendale Community College in
Glendale, California
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from 1949 to 1957.
Reinhard died in January 2016 at the age of 93.
Head coaching record
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1922 births
2016 deaths
American football defensive backs
American football running backs
California Golden Bears football players
Glendale Vaqueros football coaches
Los Angeles Dons players
Third Infantry Cockades football players
Players of American football from Glendale, California
Players of American football from Los Angeles
Coaches of American football from California
20th-century American sportsmen
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