| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born: | January 18, 1907 New York, New York, U.S. |
| Died: | May 14, 1966 (aged 59) New Hyde Park, New York, U.S. |
| Height: | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) |
| Weight: | 200 lb (91 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: |
Curtis ( Staten Island, New York) |
| College: | Syracuse |
| Position: | Halfback |
| Career history | |
| Career NFL statistics | |
| Player stats at NFL.com · PFR | |
C. Irving Constantine (January 18, 1907 – May 14, 1966) was an American football halfback who played one season with the Staten Island Stapletons of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Syracuse University. [1]
Early life
Constantine, a Jew, was born in New York City. [2] [3] He attended Curtis High School in Staten Island, New York. [1]
College career
Constantine played for the Syracuse Orange from 1928 to 1930. On September 28, 1929, he played in the first night game in the East as Syracuse beat Hobart College by a score of 77–0. He scored three touchdowns in 1929, then broke his shoulder midway through the 1930 season, ending his college career. [4]
Professional career
Constantine played in one game for the Staten Island Stapletons in 1931. [1]
See also
References
- ^ a b c "IRV CONSTANTINE". profootballarchives.com. Archived from the original on December 8, 2015. Retrieved November 27, 2015.
- ^ Irv Constantine Stats | Pro-Football-Reference.com
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^ Wechsler, Bob (2008).
Day by Day in Jewish Sports History. KTAV Publishing House, Inc. p. 18.
ISBN
9781602800137. Archived from the original on 2015-11-27.
{{ cite book}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown ( link) - ^ "Constantine, Irv". jewsinsports.org. Archived from the original on November 27, 2015. Retrieved November 27, 2015.
External links
- 1907 births
- 1966 deaths
- American football running backs
- American football defensive backs
- Syracuse Orange football players
- Staten Island Stapletons players
- Players of American football from Staten Island
- Jewish American players of American football
- 20th-century American Jews
- Jews from New York (state)