{{Short description|American football player (1906–1975)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}} {{Infobox NFL biography | name = Henry Obst | image = | number = 22, 16<ref name="pfa"/> | position = Guard | birth_date = {{birth date|1906|12|23}} | birth_place = Brooklyn, New York, U.S. | death_date = {{death date and age|1975|8|27|1906|12|23}} | death_place = New York, New York, U.S. | height_ft = 5 | height_in = 11 | weight_lbs = 192 | high_school = Textile (New York City) | college = Syracuse (1927–1930) | pastteams = * Staten Island Stapletons ({{NFL Year|1931}}) * Philadelphia Eagles ({{NFL Year|1933}}) * New York Yankees (1936) | pfr = O/ObstHe20 }} '''Henry D. Obst''' (December 23, 1906 – August 27, 1975) was an American professional football guard who played two seasons in the National Football League (NFL) with the Staten Island Stapletons and Philadelphia Eagles. He played college football at Syracuse University.
==Early life and college== Henry D. Obst was born on December 23, 1906, in Brooklyn, New York.<ref name="pfr">{{cite web | url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/O/ObstHe20/splits/1933/ | title=Henry Obst | publisher=pro-football-reference.com | accessdate=19 December 2024}}</ref>{{efn|name=A|Pro Football Archives claims he was born on December 12, 1909, in New York City.<ref name="pfa"/>}} He attended Textile High School in New York City.<ref name="pfa">{{cite web | url=https://www.profootballarchives.com/players/o/obst00200.html | title=Henry Obst | publisher=profootballarchives.com | accessdate=19 December 2024}}</ref>
He was a member of the Syracuse Orange from 1927 to 1930 and a three-year letterman from 1928 to 1930.<ref name="pfa"/> He earned Associated Press honorable mention All-East honors his senior year in 1930.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.jewsinsports.org/profile_sport_football_ID_155.html | title=Obst, Henry | publisher=jewsinsports.org | accessdate=19 December 2024}}</ref>
==Professional career== Obst signed with the Staten Island Stapletons of the National Football League (NFL) in 1931.<ref name="transactions">{{cite web | url=https://www.profootballarchives.com/transactions/o/obst00200.html | title=Henry Obst NFL Transactions | publisher=profootballarchives.com | accessdate=19 December 2024}}</ref> He appeared in two games, both starts at guard, for the team during the 1931 season.<ref name="pfr"/>
He was signed by the Philadelphia Eagles of the NFL in 1933.<ref name="transactions"/> He played in one game for the Eagles at end during the team's inaugural 1933 season before being released that year.<ref name="pfr"/><ref name="transactions"/>
Obst played in two games, both starts at guard, for the New York Yankees of the American Football League in 1936.<ref name="pfa"/>
==Personal life== Obst died on August 27, 1975, in New York City.<ref name="pfr"/>{{efn|name=B|Pro Football Archives claims he died on September 25, 1975, in Sun City, Arizona.<ref name="pfa"/>}}
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Obst, Henry}} Category:1906 births Category:1975 deaths Category:American football guards Category:Syracuse Orange football players Category:Staten Island Stapletons players Category:Philadelphia Eagles players Category:Players of American football from Brooklyn Category:New York Yankees (1936 AFL) players