Em Lindbeck
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Emerit Desmond Lindbeck
- Bats Left, Throws Right
- Height 6' 0", Weight 185 lb.
- School University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Debut April 22, 1960
- Final Game May 1, 1960
- Born August 27, 1935 in Kewanee, IL USA
[edit] Biographical Information
Em Lindbeck was a star at the University of Illinois in both football and baseball. A 1955 football program says that he had been fourth in the nation the previous year in pass completion average, and had hit .370 as a baseball player. He was later named Illinois Athlete of the Year in 1956. Illini program.
He is mentioned in the book "Ray Eliot: The Spirit and Legend of Mr. Illini".
Lindbeck was drafted by the Rams in 1956.
One source identified him as a former mayor of Kewanee.
