Keith Birlem
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| Date of birth | May 4, 1915 |
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| Place of birth | San Jose, California, United States |
| Date of death | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. |
| Place of death | Polebrook, East Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom |
| Career information | |
| Position(s) | End |
| College | San José State |
| Career history | |
| As player | |
| 1939 | Chicago Cardinals |
| 1939 | Washington Redskins |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| Honors | San José State Hall of Fame[1] |
| Career stats | |
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| Military career | |
| Allegiance |  United States |
| Service/ |
 U.S. Army Air Forces |
| Years of service | 1942 |
| Rank |  Major |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
Keith G. Birlem (May 4, 1915 – May 7, 1943) was an American football end in the National Football League for the Washington Redskins and Chicago Cardinals.
Early life
Birlem was born San Jose, California and attended San Mateo High School.[2]
Football career
Birlem attended and played college football at San José State University, where he played quarterback. He was inducted into their Sports Hall of Fame.[1] He then played in the National Football League for the Chicago Cardinals and Washington Redskins in 1939.
Military career
Birlem, who reached the rank of Major during World War II, was killed trying to land a combat-damaged B-17 Bomber[3] in England in 1943.[4]
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- Pages using infobox military person with embed
- 1915 births
- 1943 deaths
- Sportspeople from San Jose, California
- American football tight ends
- San Jose State Spartans football players
- Chicago Cardinals players
- Washington Redskins players
- American military personnel killed in World War II
- United States Army Air Forces officers
