finalyear death_date debutyear statvalue draftround birth_date draftyear death_place image_size number image college statlabel caption birth_place nfl position article_title draftpick
1951 28 april 1971 1946 1,327 2,191 12 15 21 september 1923 1945 santa monica , california 145px 99 eddie saenz - 1951 bowman.jpg southern california receiving yards kick return yards touchdowns saenz on a 1951 bowman football card santa monica , california sae415291 halfback defensive back kick returner eddie saenz
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eddie saenz

edwin matthew saenz -lrb- september 21 , 1923 -- april 28 , 1971 -rrb- was an american football running back for the washington redskins of the national football league .
he played college football at the university of southern california and was drafted in the 15th round of the 1945 nfl draft .
saenz was given the nickname `` tortilla '' because of his mexican american heritage .
eddie was a causal factor in usc 's winning the 1944 rose bowl .
he enlisted in the navy prior to the end of world war ii and played football with the great lakes naval academy .
a career-ending injury forced eddie to retire after five years with the washington redskins where he played both offense as a halfback and defense .
after his retirement from football , he worked as a stunt man for various movies and often served as a double for anthony quinn .
eddie died at age 48 leaving a widow and nine children .
