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| Positions | Halfback Defensive back | ||||||||||||
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| Born | (1922-05-11)May 11, 1922 Hammond, Indiana, U.S. | ||||||||||||
| Died | August 1, 2013(2013-08-01) (aged 91) Munster, Indiana, U.S. | ||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||||||
| Weight | 173 lb (78 kg) | ||||||||||||
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| High school | Hammond (IN) | ||||||||||||
| College | Notre Dame | ||||||||||||
| NFL draft | 1945: 22nd round, 225 Redrafted1951, 29th round, 343rd overall after termination of Colts franchise.th overall pick | ||||||||||||
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Robert Edward Livingstone (May 11, 1922 – August 1, 2013) was an Americanfootballhalfback who played two seasons in theAll-America Football Conference (AAFC) with theChicago Rockets/Hornets andBuffalo Bills.[1] He was drafted by theChicago Bears of theNational Football League (NFL) in the 22nd round of the1945 NFL draft. He playedcollege football at theUniversity of Notre Dame and attendedHammond High School inHammond, Indiana.[2]
Livingstone earnedvarsity letters in football, basketball and baseball atHammond High School in 1939 and 1940. He earned All-State honors as a halfback in 1940. He graduated in 1941.[3]
Livingstone first played for theNotre Dame Fighting Irish from 1941 to 1942,lettering in 1942.[4][5] He served in theUnited States Army during World War II from 1943 to 1945 and survived hand-to-hand combat with Japanese soldiers.[4] He returned to Notre Dame in 1946 and lettered for the team from 1946 to 1947.[4][5] Livingstone set a school record for longest run when he scored a 92-yard rushing touchdown in 1947 against theUSC Trojans.[3][6] He played in theChicago College All-Star Game in 1948.[7][8] He graduated from Notre Dame in 1948.[3]
Livingstone was selected by theChicago Bears of the NFL with the 225th pick in the1945 NFL draft.[9] He was selected by theChicago Rockets of the AAFC in the fourteenth round with the 108th overall pick in the1947 AAFC Draft.[2] He played in nineteen games, starting five, for the Chicago Rockets/Hornets from 1948 to 1949.[9] Livingstone played in five games for the AAFC'sBuffalo Bills during the1949 season.[9] He played in eleven games for the NFL'sBaltimore Colts in 1950.[9] The Colts folded after the1950 season and the team's players were eligible for the1951 NFL draft.[10] He was selected by theChicago Cardinals in the 29th round with the 343rd overall pick in the 1951 NFL Draft.[2]
Livingstone was inducted into the Hammond Sports Hall of Fame in 1987 and theIndiana Football Hall of Fame in 2009.[3]