Don Highsmith
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Position: | Running back | ||||||
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Born: | New Brunswick, New Jersey | March 12, 1948||||||
Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||
Weight: | 210 lb (95 kg) | ||||||
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High school: | New Brunswick (NJ) | ||||||
College: | Michigan State | ||||||
NFL draft: | 1970 / round: 13 / pick: 336 | ||||||
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Donald Cornelius Highsmith (born March 12, 1948) is a former professional American football running back in the National Football League. He played four seasons for the Green Bay Packers and the Oakland Raiders.
Highsmith went on to play for the Charlotte Hornets in the World Football League (WFL) and led the team in rushing. He was an all star. He went to Michigan State University on a Track and Field Scholarship although he was an outstanding running back for New Brunswick High School in his hometown of New Brunswick, New Jersey.[1]
References
- ^ Don Highsmith, Pro-Football-Reference.com. Accessed June 28, 2019. "Born: March 12, 1948 (Age: 71-108d) in New Brunswick, NJ... High School: New Brunswick (NJ)"
Categories:
- 1948 births
- Living people
- American football running backs
- New Brunswick High School alumni
- Green Bay Packers players
- Michigan State Spartans football players
- New York Stars players
- Oakland Raiders players
- Sportspeople from New Brunswick, New Jersey
- Players of American football from New Jersey
- American football running back, 1940s birth stubs