Keith Birlem
Keith G. Birlem was an American football end in the National Football League for the Washington Redskins and Chicago Cardinals.Birlem was born San Jose, California and attended San Mateo High School.Birlem attended and played college football at San José State University, where he played quarterback. He was inducted into their . He then played in the National Football League for the Chicago Cardinals and Washington Redskins in.Military career
Birlem, who reached the rank of Major during World War II, was killed trying to land a combat-damaged B-17 Bomber at RAF Polebrook in England in 1943. His bomber hit another plane and cut the tail off of it. Both crashed near the perimeter of RAF Polebrook and all 20 inside both planes died.
