Walter H. Bub Rankin
General Information
Birth
28 JAN 1919
Fletcher, Oklahoma
Fletcher, Oklahoma
Death
7 NOV 1993
Lubbock, Lubbock County, Texas
Lubbock, Lubbock County, Texas
Burial
Colorado City Cemetery, Mitchell County, Texas
Notes
Attended Texas Tech University on a football scholarship, played on the 1938 Texas Tech team in the Cotton Bowl. He Played professional football for the Chicago Cardinals, who won the NFL World Champinship in 1947. He was in the oil and gas business in Midland and ranched in Howard Texas.
Parents
Walter Velpo Rankin
- Father
1882 - 1948
Birth
28 FEB 1882
Oklahoma
Oklahoma
Death
28 JUN 1948
Colorado City, Mitchell
Colorado City, Mitchell
Burial
Colorado City Cemetery, Mitchell County, Texas
Donnie Missouri Mills
- Mother
1886 - 1968
Birth
13 FEB 1886
Midland, Texas
Midland, Texas
Death
25 APR 1968
Midland, Texas
Midland, Texas
Burial
Colorado City Cemetery, Mitchell County, Texas
Spouse
Susie Snyder
- Wife
1917 - 1989
Birth
1 JUL 1917
Married
1939
Colorado City, Mitchell, Texas, USA
Colorado City, Mitchell, Texas, USA
Death
24 APR 1989