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The "Righteous Reject", as he was called at [[Boston College]], Kerr was an All-East and [[All-American]] guard. Upon arriving on campus, George reported to BC coach, [[Gil Dobie]], wearing three sweaters and two overcoats to boost his 155 pounds to 180 after he was told he was too small for [[college football]]. Kerr surprised everyone when he excelled as an [[offensive guard]], receiving [[All-American]] mention. [[Frank Leahy]] later called Keer the greatest scholar-athlete he ever coached.<ref>http://www.footballfoundation.org/Programs/CollegeFootballHallofFame/SearchDetail.aspx?id=30005</ref> |
The "Righteous Reject", as he was called at [[Boston College]], Kerr was an All-East and [[All-American]] guard. Upon arriving on campus, George reported to BC coach, [[Gil Dobie]], wearing three sweaters and two overcoats to boost his 155 pounds to 180 after he was told he was too small for [[college football]]. Kerr surprised everyone when he excelled as an [[offensive guard]], receiving [[All-American]] mention. [[Frank Leahy]] later called Keer the greatest scholar-athlete he ever coached.<ref>http://www.footballfoundation.org/Programs/CollegeFootballHallofFame/SearchDetail.aspx?id=30005</ref> |
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Kerr was a member of the Eagles [[1941 Sugar Bowl]] championship team where his performance against the [[University of Tennessee]] earned him a place on the All-Time [[Sugar Bowl]] team. Kerr then captained the unbeaten Eagles in 1940. He was later inducted into the Boston College Varsity Club Athletic Hall of Fame in 1970.<ref>http://bceagles.cstv.com/genrel/kerr_msgrgeorge00.html</ref> He was drafted by the [[Pittsburgh Steelers]] in the 19th round of the [[1941 NFL Draft]], however he never played with the team.<ref>http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerlist.htm</ref> |
Kerr was a member of the Eagles [[1941 Sugar Bowl]] championship team where his performance against the [[University of Tennessee]] earned him a place on the All-Time [[Sugar Bowl]] team. Kerr then captained the unbeaten Eagles in 1940. He was later inducted into the Boston College Varsity Club Athletic Hall of Fame in 1970.<ref>http://bceagles.cstv.com/genrel/kerr_msgrgeorge00.html</ref> He was drafted by the [[Pittsburgh Steelers]] in the 19th round of the [[1941 NFL Draft]], however he never played with the team.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerlist.htm |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2009-06-17 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090804190456/http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerlist.htm |archivedate=2009-08-04 |df= }}</ref> |
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Position: | Guard |
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Born: | Brookline, Massachusetts | February 14, 1919
Died: | January 23, 1983 South Weymouth, Massachusetts | (aged 63)
Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
Weight: | 185 lb (84 kg) |
Career information | |
College: | Boston College |
NFL draft: | 1941 / Round: 19 / Pick: 173 |
George Kerr (February 14, 1919 – January 23, 1983) was an American football player and later a member of the catholic clergy of Boston.
College football
The "Righteous Reject", as he was called at Boston College, Kerr was an All-East and All-American guard. Upon arriving on campus, George reported to BC coach, Gil Dobie, wearing three sweaters and two overcoats to boost his 155 pounds to 180 after he was told he was too small for college football. Kerr surprised everyone when he excelled as an offensive guard, receiving All-American mention. Frank Leahy later called Keer the greatest scholar-athlete he ever coached.[1]
Kerr was a member of the Eagles 1941 Sugar Bowl championship team where his performance against the University of Tennessee earned him a place on the All-Time Sugar Bowl team. Kerr then captained the unbeaten Eagles in 1940. He was later inducted into the Boston College Varsity Club Athletic Hall of Fame in 1970.[2] He was drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the 19th round of the 1941 NFL Draft, however he never played with the team.[3]
Clergy
After his playing career ended, Kerr entered the seminary and was ordained in 1945. He was named a Domestic Prelate with the title Right Reverend Monsignor of Pope Paul VI in 1964. He served as Chaplain to the Great and General Court of Massachusetts and to the Boston Fire Department, in addition to his duties as pastor of an urban parish. He is best remembered for his untiring commitment to inner-city education.[4]
References
- ^ http://www.footballfoundation.org/Programs/CollegeFootballHallofFame/SearchDetail.aspx?id=30005
- ^ http://bceagles.cstv.com/genrel/kerr_msgrgeorge00.html
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-08-04. Retrieved 2009-06-17.
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