Facts:   - finalyear: 1942    - statlabel: rushing attempts-yards receptions-yards touchdowns    - draftyear: 1942    - number: 10    - position: fullback    - statvalue: 41-149 4-53 2    - death date: 1979 -lrb- aged 60 -rrb-    - college: purdue    - draftpick: 80      - birth date: 3 october 1918    - draftround: 9    - name: john petty    - nfl: pet756737    - birth place: lebanon , pennsylvania    - debutyear: 1942   Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of john petty -lrb- american football -rrb- .
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john petty was a professional american football fullback in the national football league .he played one season for the chicago bears -lrb- 1942 -rrb- .