# Mickey Colmer

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**John Francis "Mickey" Colmer** (October 23, 1918[1] – July 20, 2000) was an American [football](/source/American_football) [fullback](/source/Fullback_(American_football)).

Colmer was born in [Torrance, California](/source/Torrance,_California),[2] in 1918 and attended Redondo Union High School.[1] He was an All-Southland fullback in 1936.[3]

He did not play college football, opting instead to play professional [baseball](/source/Baseball) after graduating from high school.[4] He played minor league baseball for three years with the [Moline Plowboys](/source/Moline_Plowboys) (1938), [Bisbee Bees](/source/Bisbee_Bees) (1938-1939), and [Tucson Cowboys](/source/Tucson_Cowboys) (1940). He compiled a .353 batting average with Bisbee in 1938. He also appeared in 11 games as a pitcher in 1940.[2]

Colmer played football while serving in the Army and began playing professionally for the [Los Angeles Bulldogs](/source/Los_Angeles_Bulldogs).[4] He next played professional football in the [All-America Football Conference](/source/All-America_Football_Conference) for the [Brooklyn Dodgers](/source/Brooklyn_Dodgers_(AAFC)) from 1946 to 1948 and for the [New York Yankees](/source/New_York_Yankees_(AAFC)) in 1949. He appeared in 48 professional football games, 29 of them as a starter, and totaled 1,537 rushing yards, 899 receiving yards, and 21 touchdowns.[1]

Colmer died in 2000 in [Redondo Beach, California](/source/Redondo_Beach,_California).[1]

## References

1. ["Mickey Colmer Stats"](https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/C/ColmMi20.htm). *Pro-Football-Reference.com*. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 1, 2020.

1. ["John Colmer Minor League Statistics"](https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=colmer001joh). *Baseball-Reference.com*. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 1, 2020.

1. ["Mickey Colmer Has Been Awarded All-Southland Honors"](https://www.newspapers.com/clip/45951271/mickey-colmer-has-been-awarded/). *The Redondo Reflex*. December 18, 1936. p. 1. – via [Newspapers.com](/source/Newspapers.com)

1. ["Mickey Colmer Foresees His Best Year in Pro Ball"](https://www.newspapers.com/clip/45950157/mickey-colmer-foresees-his-best-year-in/). *Los Angeles Times*. February 14, 1949. p. IV-3. – via [Newspapers.com](/source/Newspapers.com)

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