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| Position: | Running back |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | (1932-01-09)January 9, 1932 Duquesne, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died: | August 19, 1974(1974-08-19) (aged 42) Chicago,Illinois, U.S. |
| Height: | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
| Weight: | 195 lb (88 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Duquesne (PA) |
| College: | Indiana |
| NFL draft: | 1953:2nd round, 25th pick |
| Career history | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Stats atPro Football Reference | |
Eugene William Gedman (January 9, 1932 – August 19, 1974) was anAmerican football player, arunning back for four seasons with theDetroit Lions of theNational Football League (NFL),1953 and1956 through1958. The Lions wonleague titles in1953 and1957. He served in the military during the1954 and1955 seasons.[1][2][3]
Born inDuquesne, Pennsylvania, a suburb southeast ofPittsburgh, Gedman graduated from Duquesne High School in 1949. He playedcollege football atIndiana University inBloomington, where he was the Hoosiers' captain and most valuable player (twice), andAll-Big Ten.[4] He played in theEast–West Shrine Game and was selected by the Lions in thesecond round of the1953 NFL draft, the fifteenth overall pick.
During his fifth training camp, Gedman was waived by the Lions in mid-September1959.[5] A few days later he was later withdrawn from waivers and put on the injured list, due to a knee injury from the previous season.[6] In 1963, he won a $15,000workmen's compensation settlement from the club.[7][8]
In the early 1960s, Gedman coached in theUnited Football League, atIndianapolis andGrand Rapids,[9] and was a pension administrator for the city ofDetroit.[10] He was later a sales manager for a fire extinguisher company inChicago. Gedman died at home in 1974 of a heart attack at age 42.[11]