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377: 34: 388:. Although slightly undersized and wiry, standing 5 feet 10 inches (1.78 m) tall and weighing just 170 pounds (77 kg), Case nevertheless won the starting quarterback role and was elected team captain in 1945. Case saw extensive action for UCLA as its starting quarterback in both 1945 and 1946, his junior and senior seasons, sharing team captaincy duties in the latter year with end 291:(UCLA) in 1940. He started the season as the Bruins' second string left halfback. During this year coming off the bench, Case distinguished himself both for his quickness and for his passing acumen, tossing two long touchdown passes in one noteworthy scrimmage against the team's starters playing the role of Stanford University quarterback 494:
Case would play only one season for the Colts before retiring. He saw extremely limited action during that 1947 season, going 4-for-11 passing for just 49 total yards, with one interception. He was rather more successful on the defensive side of the ball, intercepting two passes and amassing 56 yards
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On September 23, 1943, with POWs being moved from Italy to more secure sites in Germany, Case and a comrade took advantage of the diversion provided by an Allied bombing of his locale, escaping through a hole in his stockade fence. The pair made their way towards invading Allied forces, subsisting on
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The 10–0 Bruins entered the 1947 Rose Bowl on New Year's Day as oddsmakers' favorite. Case and UCLA briefly took an early 7–6 lead with a quarterback sneak, but the day belonged to the Illini, who racked up a Rose Bowl record 320 yards of offense, blowing out the Bruins, 45–14. Case did manage one
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Case trained as a pilot and flew as captain of a bomber on the European front, flying 12 missions without mishap. Case's 13th mission, flown in February 1943, proved unlucky, however, and he was shot down by Italian forces over
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whatever they could find to eat, including bread and water provided by friendly Italians, eventually meeting up with a patrol of the Canadian 8th Army on October 26 at the municipality of
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As spring practice for the 1941 season approached, the sophomore Case appeared to be in line to take on the role of starting quarterback for the UCLA squad coached by
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UCLA managed to beat the hated Trojans in front of nearly 94,000 rain-soaked fans, winning by a score of 13–6, with Case scoring the go-ahead touchdown with a
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on interception returns. He also kicked one field goal and one point after touchdown for the Colts, ending his career with four points scored.
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offense to perfection. The team was ranked number one in the country and took an 8–0 record into a final confrontation with the arch-rival
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noteworthy achievement in the losing effort, setting a new Rose Bowl record with 165 yards passing, connecting on 11 of his 24 attempts.
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Case's contract with the Colts, signed in February 1946, was for three years; financial terms were not disclosed.
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UCLA was recognized as one of the top football teams in the United States in 1946, with Case running the team's
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After liberation, Case was returned to the United States for rehabilitation of his wounds and was stationed at
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during World War II, Case is best remembered for leading UCLA to its first 10–0 season and a berth in the
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championship and an automatic bid to the Rose Bowl, where they were to face midwestern powerhouse the
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Case enrolled as a law student at the University of Southern California in the summer of 1947.
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Unfortunately, life intervened and Case's college days were interrupted by American entry into
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The All-America Football Conference: Players, Coaches, Records, Games and Awards, 1946-1949
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After the Rose Bowl, Case and some other California-based college players traveled to
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Ernie Case died on December 13, 1995. He was 75 years old at the time of his death.
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Back at UCLA in 1945, Case returned to the school's football team, now coached by
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Waterford was the NFL's Most Valuable Player of 1945. See: George Strickler, ed.
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In addition to his quarterbacking duties, Case also served as the team's
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Al Wolf, "Scrubs Win Passing Battle as Band Plays, Fans Cheer,"
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selected Case with the 6th pick in the 1st round of the
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1946 National Football League Record and Rules Manual.
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United Press International, "UCLA Defeats Nebraska,"
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Competing with Case for the UCLA starting QB job was
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United States Army Air Forces pilots of World War II
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n.c. : National Football League, 1946; front cover.
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McFarland & Company. p. 186. 946: 944: 942: 828: 807:"Bruins Grab 13-6 Triumph From Trojans," 587:(UCLA Names Starting Backfield for 1941) 375: 2415:Players of American football from Texas 796: 724: 722: 662: 660: 658: 333:in support of the nation's war effort. 38:Case as sophomore QB of the UCLA Bruins 2392: 687: 685: 683: 681: 679: 498: 488:, in the upstart professional league. 459: 1838: 1664: 1589:1947 NFL draft first-round selections 1561: 1007: 939: 289:University of California, Los Angeles 245:University of California, Los Angeles 719: 655: 320: 16:American football player (1920–1995) 2440:Baltimore Colts (1947–1950) players 676: 668:"Bruins Show Off Fine Quarterback," 617:(UCLA Prepares for First Scrimmage) 506: 345:, located on the Italian mainland. 13: 2455:John C. Fremont High School alumni 105:5 ft 10 in (178 cm) 14: 2466: 1036:UCLA Bruins starting quarterbacks 930:"Ernie Case Signs with Baltimore" 964:"Newsreel of Sports in America," 951:"Ernie Case: Career Statistics," 74:Palos Verdes Estates, California 972: 956: 922: 903: 875: 847: 815: 780: 764: 751: 738: 482:All-America Football Conference 357:for wounds suffered in action. 249:All-America Football Conference 2420:American football quarterbacks 981:"CASE, Ernest Francis (Ernie)" 639: 626: 609: 596: 579: 566: 553: 540: 537:Sept. 8, 1940, part 2, pg. 14. 527: 1: 2445:Military personnel from Texas 891:, p. 12, January 6, 1947 563:Oct. 31, 1940, part 2, pg. 9. 2430:UCLA Bruins football players 863:, p. 1, January 3, 1947 632:"Bruins Whip Cougars, 7–6," 533:Al Wolf, "Behind the Line," 521: 437:, where they demolished the 309:, a future superstar of the 273: 247:, and professionally in the 7: 823:Eau Claire Leader-Telegram, 516:UCLA Athletics Hall of Fame 315:Washington State University 10: 2471: 953:Pro-Football-Reference.com 910:Packers Record Book: Draft 899:– via newspapers.com 871:– via newspapers.com 647:"Leaves School to Enlist," 636:Sept. 27, 1941, pp. 9, 11. 574:San Bernardino County Sun, 2435:Green Bay Packers players 1874: 1706: 1595: 1043: 915:January 20, 2008, at the 791:Asheville Citizen-Times, 788:"Snider's Sports Patrol," 711:"Sportraits: Ernie Case," 193: 188: 184: 174: 169: 164: 152: 139: 129: 117: 109: 101: 85: 80: 63: 43: 31: 26: 671:Ogden Standard-Examiner, 650:Wilmington News Journal, 548:Albany Democrat-Herald, 470:National Football League 431:Illinois Fighting Illini 427:Pacific Coast Conference 311:National Football League 285:Los Angeles City College 113:170 lb (77 kg) 2410:People from Post, Texas 810:Syracuse Post-Standard, 761:Sept. 24, 1946, pg. 16. 716:April 13, 1945, pg. 20. 623:Sept. 11, 1941, pg. 10. 591:San Francisco Examiner, 576:April 13, 1941, pg. 18. 300:Edwin C. "Babe" Horrell 283:Ernie Case enrolled at 936:Feb. 12, 1947, pg. 12. 888:Honolulu Star-Bulletin 860:Honolulu Star-Bulletin 812:Nov. 24, 1946, pg. 13. 793:Nov. 21, 1946, pg. 17. 772:"UCLA's First Family," 748:March 19, 1946, pg. 6. 735:Oct. 31, 1946, pg. 22. 697:Nov. 28, 1943, pg. 18. 673:Oct. 30, 1946, pg. 12. 652:Jan. 10, 1942, pg. 14. 593:Sept. 9, 1941, pg. 14. 464:In December 1946, the 381: 372:College career, part 2 366:Sacramento, California 279:College career, part 1 179:Baltimore Colts (AAFC) 967:Oshkosh Northwestern, 962:Hugh Fullerton, Jr., 844:Jan. 2, 1947, pg. 16. 777:Nov. 13, 1946, pg. 2. 757:"Bruin Co-Captains," 379: 219:Second-team All-PCC ( 979:Matt Reaser (2018). 969:Aug. 2, 1947, pg. 8. 825:Dec. 1, 1946, pg. 8. 550:Oct. 3, 1940, pg. 6. 439:Nebraska Cornhuskers 425:. UCLA thus won the 134:John C. Fremont (CA) 842:Asbury Park Press, 621:LaGrande Observer, 499:Life after football 460:Professional career 233:Ernest Francis Case 148:, round: 1, pick: 6 23: 1610:Fritz Barzilauskas 934:Los Angeles Times, 837:Associated Press, 805:Associated Press, 746:Santa Maria Times, 728:Associated Press, 714:Los Angeles Times, 695:Los Angeles Times, 561:Los Angeles Times, 535:Los Angeles Times, 382: 96:Defensive Halfback 81:Career information 21: 2387: 2386: 1832: 1831: 1693:Green Bay Packers 1658: 1657: 1555: 1554: 1511:Thompson-Robinson 919:, www.packers.com 775:Lead Daily Call, 466:Green Bay Packers 435:Lincoln, Nebraska 423:quarterback sneak 321:Wartime interlude 230: 229: 159:Green Bay Packers 67:December 13, 1995 54:November 23, 1920 2462: 1868: 1859: 1852: 1845: 1836: 1835: 1796:Herbert St. John 1699: 1694: 1685: 1678: 1671: 1662: 1661: 1640:Herman Wedemeyer 1582: 1575: 1568: 1559: 1558: 1548: 1541: 1534: 1527: 1520: 1513: 1506: 1499: 1492: 1485: 1478: 1471: 1464: 1457: 1450: 1443: 1436: 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Index


Post, Texas
Palos Verdes Estates, California
Position(s)
Quarterback
Defensive Halfback
College
UCLA
John C. Fremont (CA)
NFL draft
1947
Drafted by
Green Bay Packers
Baltimore Colts (AAFC)
All-American
1946
All-PCC
1946
1945
quarterback
Bruins
University of California, Los Angeles
All-America Football Conference
Baltimore Colts
prisoner-of-war
1947 Rose Bowl
1947 NFL draft
Los Angeles City College
University of California, Los Angeles
Frankie Albert

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