Boob Darling

Boob Darling
Born:	November 18, 1903; Oshkosh, Wisconsin, U.S.
Died:	March 5, 1968
Career information
Position(s)	Center
College	Beloit ; Ripon
Career history
As player
1927–1931	Green Bay Packers
Career highlights and awards
Honors	Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame

Bernard "Boob" Darling (November 18, 1903 – March 5, 1968) was an American football player. He played his entire five-year career with the Green Bay Packers,^[1] and was inducted into the Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame in 1970.^[2]

Darling received his nickname from his younger sister, who always called him "Booboo", which was eventually shortened to just "Boob".^[3]

Darling died at Milwaukee in March 1968, of cancer.^[4]

He is the younger brother of Lon Darling, a pioneer in early professional basketball in the United States and founder of the National Basketball League.^[5]

Career statistics

Season	Team	Age	Position	Games played	Games started
1927	Green Bay Packers	24	Center	1	0
1928	Green Bay Packers	25	Center	7	1
1929	Green Bay Packers	26	Center	11	7
1930	Green Bay Packers	27	Center	13	7
1931	Green Bay Packers	28	Center	4	1

^ "Boob Darling". NFL. Retrieved December 27, 2013.
^ Gullickson, Denis J. (2006). Vagabond Halfback: The Life and Times of Johnny Blood McNally. Trail Books. p. 176. ISBN 978-1-931599-73-3.
^ Wolf, Bob. "Boob Darling Tried in Vain to Shed His Nickname." The Milwaukee Journal 7 Dec. 1965: n. pag. Print.
^ "Boob Darling, Ex-Packer, Dies at 64". The Milwaukee Sentinel. March 6, 1968. p. 9. Retrieved August 18, 2014.
^ "Bernard "Boob" Darling". Packers.com. Green Bay Packers. Retrieved May 23, 2019.

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