Paul Des Jardien

Paul Des Jardien
Des Jardien, c. 1914
Born:(1893-08-24)August 24, 1893
Coffeyville, Kansas, U.S.
Died:March 7, 1956(1956-03-07) (aged 62)
Monrovia, California, U.S.
Career information
Position(s)Center
CollegeUniversity of Chicago
Career history
As player
1920Chicago Tigers
1922Minneapolis Marines
Career highlights and awards

Baseball career
Pitcher
Born: (1893-08-24)August 24, 1893
Coffeyville, Kansas
Died: March 7, 1956(1956-03-07) (aged 62)
Monrovia, California
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
MLB debut
May 20, 1916, for the Cleveland Indians
Last MLB appearance
May 20, 1916, for the Cleveland Indians
MLB statistics
Games played1
Earned run average18.00
Teams

Paul Raymond "Shorty" Des Jardien (August 24, 1893 – March 7, 1956) was an American football, baseball and basketball player. He played for the University of Chicago where he was selected as the first-team All-American center in both 1913 and 1914 and also pitched a no-hitter for the baseball team. He later played professional baseball for the Cleveland Indians and professional football for the Cleveland Indians (1916), Hammond Pros (1919), Chicago Tigers (1920) and Minneapolis Marines (1922). He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1955.