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Bill Irgens

Bill Irgens

American football player (1883–1947)

Einar Magnus "Bill" Irgens (June 26, 1883 – October 28, 1947) was an American football player.

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A native of Stavanger, Norway, he played professional football in the National Football League (NFL) as a halfback and quarterback for the Minneapolis Marines. He appeared in 11 NFL games, seven as a starter, from 1921 to 1923.[1][2]

Sav Rocca is sometimes cited as the oldest NFL rookie at age 34.[3] Irgens tops Rocca's mark by four years, having made his NFL debut at age 38.[1]

Irgens was also the first Norwegian-born player in the NFL. The second Norwegian-born player, Halvor Hagen, did not debut in the NFL until 1975.[4]

In later years, Irgens worked as a painter in Minneapolis.[5] He died in 1947 in Minneapolis.[1]

References

  1. [1]
    "Bill Irgens". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 13, 2020.
  2. [2]
    "Einar Irgens". Pro Football Archives. Retrieved February 7, 2022.
  3. [3]
    "NFL's oldest rookie? Divorced college dropout from Owosso finds unlikely new life as a kicker". USA TODAY High School Sports. 13 January 2013. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
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    "Players Born in Norway". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 8, 2022.
  5. [5]
    World War II Draft Registration Card for Einar Magnus Irgens, born June 26, 1883, in Norway. Available at Ancestry.com.
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