Paul Bunker, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Paul Bunker

College football All-American and recipient of Distinguished Service Medal for service at Battle of Corregidor

Date of Birth: 07-May-1881

Place of Birth: Alpena, Michigan, United States

Date of Death: 16-Mar-1943

Profession: American football player

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

Paul Delmont Bunker (May 7, 1881 – March 16, 1943) was an American football player and soldier.
Bunker attended the U.S.
Military Academy and became the first football player at West Point to be selected as a first-team All-American by Walter Camp.
Bunker was chosen as an All-American at the tackle position in 1901 and repeated as an All-American in 1902, but as a halfback.
He served in the U.S.
Army for 40 years and was in command of the coastal artillery forces in the Battle of Corregidor.
On the fall of Corregidor, Bunker became a prisoner of war.
He died of starvation and disease in a Japanese prison camp in 1943 after losing 70 pounds.
His posthumously published journal, Paul Bunker's Diary, became a best-seller.
He was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 1969.