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rdfs:label	Len Eshmont
rdfs:comment	Leonard Charles Eshmont (August 26, 1917 – May 12, 1957) was an American football running back and defensive back for the San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League. Eshmont scored the first touchdown in 49ers history. He was drafted out of Fordham University by the New York Giants in the 1941 NFL Draft. He served as an assistant football coach at Virginia.
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DraftedPick	36
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Birth Date	1917-08-26
death place	Charlottesville, Virginia
Name	Eshmont, Len
Alternative Names	Eshmont, Leonard Charles
Date of Death	1957-05-12
Birth Place	dbkwik:resource/a7a31ZUO8FU5QNNiT_RJ2A==
DraftedYear	1941
College	Fordham University
death date	1957-05-12
DatabaseFootball	ESHMOLEN01
Place of Birth	Mount Carmel, Pennsylvania
Place of death	Charlottesville, Virginia
Years	19411946
Position	Running back Defensive back
Teams	New York GiantsSan Francisco 49ers
Date of Birth	1917-08-26
Short Description	American football player and coach
DraftedRound	5
abstract	Leonard Charles Eshmont (August 26, 1917 – May 12, 1957) was an American football running back and defensive back for the San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League. Eshmont scored the first touchdown in 49ers history. He was drafted out of Fordham University by the New York Giants in the 1941 NFL Draft. He served as an assistant football coach at Virginia. Eshmont died in 1957 of infectious hepatitis. The 49ers created The Len Eshmont Award, the 49ers most prestigious annual honor, which is given to the Niner who best exemplifies the "inspirational and courageous play" of Len Eshmont, a player from the original 1946 Forty Niners team.