Carl William Reinhard (May 17, 1922 – January 30, 2016) was an

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player and coach. He played professionally in the

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(AAFC) for the

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. Born in

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, Reinhard played

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at the

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and was selected in the 23rd round of the

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by the

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. His brother

Bob Reinhard Robert Richard Reinhard (October 17, 1920 – August 2, 1996) was an American professional football player who played four seasons with the Los Angeles Dons of the All-America Football Conference (AAFC) and one season with the Los Angeles Rams o ...

also played in the AAFC. Reinhard served as the head football coach at Glendale Community College in

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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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