Hank Soar

Hank Soar
No. 15
Position:Running back / Defensive back
Personal information
Born:(1914-08-17)August 17, 1914
Alton, Rhode Island, U.S.
Died:December 24, 2001(2001-12-24) (aged 87)
Pawtucket, Rhode Island, U.S.
Height:6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:205 lb (93 kg)
Career information
High school:Pawtucket (RI)
College:Providence
Undrafted:1937
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Albert Henry Soar (August 17, 1914 – December 24, 2001) was an American football running back and defensive back in the National Football League (NFL) who went on to have a long career as an umpire in Major League Baseball (MLB). Soar played nine seasons for the New York Giants (1937–1944, 1946), and caught the game-winning touchdown pass in the 1938 NFL Championship Game against the Green Bay Packers at the Polo Grounds.[1][2]

  1. ^ "Hank Soar Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 20, 2023.
  2. ^ Goldstein, Richard (December 30, 2001). "Hank Soar, 87, Former Umpire and Football Back, Is Dead". The New York Times. Retrieved March 20, 2023.