Ernie Case
Encyclopedia
Ernie Case is a former back in the All-America Football Conference
who played 14 games for the Baltimore Colts. In 1947, the Green Bay Packers
of the National Football League
used the 6th pick in the 1st round of the 1947 NFL Draft
to select Case out of the University of California, Los Angeles
. But Case was signed with the Baltimore Colts but only played for one season and then retired. Case served as a pilot in World War II, surviving a mid-air collision over Sardinia and later escaping his captors.
On November 4, 2011, Case was inducted into the UCLA Athletics Hall of Fame.
All-America Football Conference
The All-America Football Conference was a professional American football league that challenged the established National Football League from 1946 to 1949. One of the NFL's most formidable challengers, the AAFC attracted many of the nation's best players, and introduced many lasting innovations...
who played 14 games for the Baltimore Colts. In 1947, the Green Bay Packers
Green Bay Packers
The Green Bay Packers are an American football team based in Green Bay, Wisconsin. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The Packers are the current NFL champions...
of the National Football League
National Football League
The National Football League is the highest level of professional American football in the United States, and is considered the top professional American football league in the world. It was formed by eleven teams in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association, with the league changing...
used the 6th pick in the 1st round of the 1947 NFL Draft
1947 NFL Draft
The 1947 National Football League Draft was held on December 16, 1946.The National Football League in this draft made the first overall pick a bonus pick determined by lottery. The Chicago Bears won the first lottery...
to select Case out of the University of California, Los Angeles
University of California, Los Angeles
The University of California, Los Angeles is a public research university located in the Westwood neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, USA. It was founded in 1919 as the "Southern Branch" of the University of California and is the second oldest of the ten campuses...
. But Case was signed with the Baltimore Colts but only played for one season and then retired. Case served as a pilot in World War II, surviving a mid-air collision over Sardinia and later escaping his captors.
On November 4, 2011, Case was inducted into the UCLA Athletics Hall of Fame.