Education
He played college football at the University of Notre Dame and attended Hammond High School in Hammond, Indiana. He graduated in 1941.
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Career
He was drafted by the Chicago Bears in the 22nd round of the 1945 NFL Draft. Livingstone earned varsity letters in football, basketball and baseball at Hammond High School in 1939 and 1940. He earned All-State honors as a halfback in 1940.
Livingstone first played for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish from 1941 to 1942, lettering in 1942.
He served in the United States Army during World World War II from 1943 to 1945 and survived hand-to-hand combat with Japanese soldiers. He returned to Notre Dame in 1946 and lettered for the team from 1946 to 1947.
Livingstone set a school record for longest run when he scored a 92-yard rushing touchdown in 1947 against the University of Southern California Trojans. He played in the Chicago College All-Star Game in 1948.
He graduated from Notre Dame in 1948.
Livingstone was selected by the Chicago Bears with the 225th pick in the 1945 NFL Draft. Chicago Rockets/Hornets
Livingstone was selected by the Chicago Rockets in the fourteenth round with the 108th overall pick in the 1947 AAFC Draft. He played in nineteen games, starting five, for the Chicago Rockets/Hornets from 1948 to 1949.
Buffalo Bills
Livingstone played in five games for the Buffalo Bills during the 1949 season.
Baltimore Colts
Livingstone played in eleven games for the Baltimore Colts in 1950. The Colts folded after the 1950 season and the team"s players were eligible for the 1951 NFL Draft.
Livingstone was selected by the Chicago Cardinals in the 29th round with the 343rd overall pick in the 1951 NFL Draft. Livingstone was inducted into the Hammond Sports Hall of Fame in 1987 and the Indiana Football Hall of Fame in 2009.
