Researching Bob Odell
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 2190 people with the Odell surname? In that year Odell was ranked number 1722 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Bob means "Form of ROBERT - Bright fame" and is of German origin.
Records of Bob Odell on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Bob Odell and the Odell Family History
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| Did you know that there are currently 1658 people with the Odell surname in the UK? Odell is now ranked number 2575 for popularity in the UK. |
Odell Family History Databases
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| Did you know that there are currently 36459 people with the Odell surname in the USA? Odell is ranked number 145 for popularity in the USA. |
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Study the Ellis Island Database for information on Bob Odell. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Bob Odell
Bob Odell (American football)
Robert Harper Odell (March 5, 1922 – December 15, 2012) was an American football player who, as a college senior at the University of Pennsylvania, won the Maxwell Award in 1943. In 1944 he was drafted in the second round (15th overall) by the Chicago-Pittsburgh Cardinals-Steelers but served in the United States Navy from 1944 through 1946. The Pittsburgh Steelers offered Odell $8,000 to play for the 1946 season. However, his doctor recommended that he give up football due to a knee injury suffered while playing basketball. He was the head football coach at the University of Pennsylvania in the late 1960s and at Williams College from 1971 to 1986. With a record of 75–49–4 in 16 years as the head coach at Williams, Odell ranks third in career wins behind Dick Farley and Charlie Caldwell. He was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 1992.
He died of kidney disease in a nursing home in 2012.
Source: Bob Odell (American football), Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Odell
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