Green Bay Packers Sign Former Iowa Grid Great, Daily Racing Form, 1952-06-25

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Green Bay Packers Sign Former Iowa Grid Great GREEN BAY, Wis., June 24 UP.— Bill Reichardt, who was named the most valuable player in the Big Ten in 1951, has signed a 1952 contract with the Green Bay Packers, coach Gene Ronzani said today. Reichardt, who set a new rushing record at the University of Iowa last year, is a five-foot, liy2 inch fullback weighing 205 pounds. In 1951, he carried 178 times for a total of 737 yards. The big fullback, who is 22 years old today, also set a new Iowa record by converting 51 of 63 point-after-touchdown attempts in three years.


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