Bob Heydenfeldt

Bob Heydenfeldt
	Heydenfeldt, circa 1951
Date of birth	September 17, 1933 (age 90)
Place of birth	Canoga Park, California, U.S.
Career information
Status	Retired
CFL status	International
Position(s)	HB/P
Height	6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight	190 lb (86 kg)
US college	University of California, Los Angeles
Career history
As player
1955	Edmonton Eskimos
Career highlights and awards
	1955 Grey Cup champion; National champion (1954);

Robert Marshall Heydenfeldt (born September 17, 1933) is a former American and Canadian football player.

Heydenfeldt played tight end and punter for coach Red Sanders at University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) from 1952-1954. He was a member of the Bruins team that lost the 1954 Rose Bowl and was named that year's FWAA & UPI National Champions. He was commissioned a 2nd lieutenant in the United States Air Force Reserves upon graduation from UCLA.^[1] He played professionally for the Edmonton Eskimos of the Western Interprovincial Football Union. Heydenfeldt returned to the U.S. after one season in Canada and joined the Air Force. He was stationed at Hamilton Air Force Base in Novato, California and played End for the base football team. He later opened a sporting goods store with former UCLA teammate Don Long.

References[edit]

^ University of California Register, 1954-1955 with Announcements for 1955-1956 in Two Volumes, Volume II, "University of California Los Angeles The Thirty-Sixth Commencement June 19, 1955", page 86.