{{Short description|American football player (1920–1996)}} {{distinguish|Bob Reinhart}} {{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}} {{Infobox gridiron football biography | name = Bob Reinhard | image = Bob Reinhard - 1950 Bowman.jpg | caption = Reinhard on a 1950 Bowman football card | number = 45, 75 | position = Tackle | position_2 = Fullback | position_3 = Punter | birth_date = {{birth date|1920|10|17}} | birth_place = Hollywood, California, U.S. | death_date = {{death date and age|1996|8|2|1920|10|17}} | death_place = Salem, Oregon, U.S. | height_ft = 6 | height_in = 4 | weight_lb = 234 | high_school = Glendale (Glendale, California) | college = California (1938–1941) | draftyear = 1942 | draftround = 5 | draftpick = 34 | pastteams = * Los Angeles Dons (1946–1949) * Los Angeles Rams ({{NFL Year|1950}}) | highlights = * 2× Second-team All-Pro (1948, 1950) * First-team All-AAFC (1948) * 2× Second-team All-AAFC (1946, 1949) * 2× First-team All-American (1940, 1941) * 2× First-team All-PCC (1940, 1941) | statleague = NFL + AAFC | statlabel1 = Games played | statvalue1 = 66 | statlabel2 = Starts | statvalue2 = 58 | statlabel3 = Punting yards | statvalue3 = 3,479 | statlabel4 = Total touchdowns | statvalue4 = 3 | pfr = R/ReinBo20 }}
'''Robert Richard Reinhard''' (October 17, 1920 – August 2, 1996) was an American professional football player who played four seasons with the Los Angeles Dons of the All-America Football Conference (AAFC) and one season with the Los Angeles Rams of the National Football League (NFL). He was selected by the Chicago Cardinals of the National Football League (NFL) in the fifth round of the 1942 NFL draft after playing college football at the University of California, Berkeley.
==Early life== Robert Richard Reinhard was born on October 17, 1920, in Hollywood, California.<ref name="pfa"/> He attended Glendale High School in Glendale, California.<ref name="pfa">{{cite web | url=https://www.profootballarchives.com/players/r/rein00600.html | title=Bob Reinhard | publisher=profootballarchives.com | accessdate=19 December 2024}}</ref>
==College career== Reinhard was a member of the California Golden Bears of the University of California, Berkeley from 1938 to 1941 and a three-year letterman from 1939 to 1941.<ref name="pfa"/> He was named first-team All-PCC by the Associated Press (AP) and United Press (UP) in both 1940 and 1941.<ref>{{cite news|title=Frankie Albert Unanimous Choice On All-Coast Team|newspaper=Nevada State Journal|date=December 6, 1940|page=10|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/78960990/?terms=%22all%2Bpacific%2Bcoast%22}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=The Associated Press 1940 All-Pacific Coast First Team|newspaper=News-Herald, Klammath Fall, Oregon|date=December 6, 1940|page=10|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/92135399/?terms=%22all%2Bpacific%2Bcoast%22}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Only One Oregon State Player Named On All-Pacific Coast Football Team|newspaper=The Hartford Courant|date=December 4, 1941|page=19|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/36479636/only_one_oregon_state_player_named_on/|via=Newspapers.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Mecham Fails to Make Either A.P. or U.P. All-Coast Team|newspaper=The Register-Guard, Eugene, Oregon|date=December 4, 1941|page=15|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/2655018/1941_allcoast_teams/}}</ref> He earned AP first-team All-American honors in both 1940 and 1941 as well, while being named a second-team All-American by the UP in 1941.<ref>{{cite news|author=Herb Barker|title=Two Dixie Stars Fill Flank Posts on All-America|newspaper=The Sunday Spartanburg Herald-Journal|date=1940-12-08|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=9mAsAAAAIBAJ&sjid=6soEAAAAIBAJ&pg=7034,3584967&dq=associated-press+harmon&hl=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|author=Dillon Graham|title=Three Juniors on 1941 All-American Team|newspaper=The Evening Independent|date=December 12, 1941|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=NKkLAAAAIBAJ&sjid=J1UDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3836,2263565&dq=westfall+dudley&hl=en}}</ref><ref name=UP41>{{cite news|title=United Press Names Dove All-America End: Gophers Only Club To Gain Two Positions|newspaper=The South Bend Tribune|author=Harry Ferguson|date=December 3, 1941|pages=III-1, III-2|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/36891599/united_press_names_dove_allamerica/|via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> Reinhard was inducted into the school's athletics hall of fame in 1990.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://calbears.com/honors/california-athletics-hall-of-fame/bob-reinhard/225 | title=Bob Reinhard | publisher=calbears.com | accessdate=19 December 2024}}</ref>
==Professional career== thumb|left|200px|Reinhard as a member of the Los Angeles Dons in 1946. Reinhard was selected by the Chicago Cardinals in the fifth round, with the 34th overall pick, of the 1942 NFL draft.<ref name="pfr"/> However, he never signed with the Cardinals as his football career was interrupted by a stint in the United States Navy during World War II.<ref name="pfa"/> After the war, he signed with the Los Angeles Dons of the All-America Football Conference (AAFC) in 1946.<ref name="transactions"/> He started all 14 games for the Dons at left tackle during the 1946 season, punting 44 times for 1,996 yards (45.4 average) and scoring one blocked kick/missed field goal return touchdown.<ref name="pfr"/> He was named second-team All-AAFC by both the AAFC and ''New York Daily News'' for the 1946 season.<ref name="pfr"/> Reinhard played in all 14 games, starting 11, in 1947, recording 28 punts for 1,279 yards (an AAFC-leading 45.7 average), 41 carries for 150 yards, three catches for 34 yards and one touchdown, and one interception.<ref name="pfr"/> He started all 14 games at left tackle for the second season in 1948, punting six times for 204 yards and catching four passes for 54 yards.<ref name="pfr"/> For his performance during the 1948 season, he earned AP, AAFC, ''New York Daily News'', and United Press International (UPI) first-team All-AAFC honors, and second-team ''Sporting News'' All-NFL/AAFC recognition.<ref name="pfr"/> Reinhard started all 12 games at left tackle for the Dons during the AAFC's final season in 1949, garnering first-team All-AAFC honors from the AAFC, and second-team All-AAFC accolades from the AP and ''New York Daily News''.<ref name="pfr"/>
On June 2, 1950, the Cardinals traded Reinhard's NFL rights to the Los Angeles Rams for Gerard Cowhig, Bob Shaw, and Tom Keane.<ref name="transactions">{{cite web | url=https://www.profootballarchives.com/transactions/r/rein00600.html | title=Bob Reinhard NFL Transactions | publisher=profootballarchives.com | accessdate=19 December 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.prosportstransactions.com/football/Search/SearchResults.php?Player=Gerry+Cowhig&Team=&BeginDate=&EndDate=&PlayerMovementChkBx=yes&submit=Search | title=Search Results | publisher=prosportstransactions.com | accessdate=19 December 2024}}</ref> Reinhard appeared in all 12 games, starting seven, for the Rams during his final pro season in 1950, earning ''New York Daily News'' first-team All-Pro, and AP and UPI second-team All-Pro honors.<ref name="pfr"/> He also started two playoffs games for the Rams that year.<ref name="pfr">{{cite web | url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/R/ReinBo20.htm | title=Bob Reinhard | publisher=pro-football-reference.com | accessdate=19 December 2024}}</ref> He became a free agent after the season.<ref name="transactions"/>
==Personal life== Reinhard's brother Bill Reinhard also played for the Dons from 1947 to 1948.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/R/ReinBo20.htm | title=Bob Reinhard | publisher=Sports Reference LLC | work=pro-football-reference.com | accessdate=September 20, 2015}}</ref> Bob died on August 2, 1996, in Salem, Oregon.<ref name="pfa"/>
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