Simplify the following text for a Grade 12 native English-speaking person.
Original: Joseph Charles `` Chuck '' Bernard ( August 29 , 1911 -- March 1962 ) was a professional American football center who played for the Detroit Lions in 1934 and was a two-time All-American at the University of Michigan .
Simplified: Joseph Charles `` Chuck '' Bernard ( in ) was a professional American football center who played for the Detroit Lions in 1934 and was a two-time All-American at the University of Michigan .