Bill Senn
American football player (1905-1973)
William Franklin Senn (July 14, 1905 – September 1973) was a professional American football running back in the National Football League. He played eight seasons for the Chicago Bears, the Brooklyn Dodgers, and the Cincinnati Reds/St. Louis Gunners.
Senn played college football at Knox College (Illinois).
Between 1935 and 1942 he operated a Canton creamery, and during the war served in the Army. In 1947 he became the football coach at Urbana High School.
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