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Lamar Blount

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Lamar Blount
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Lamar Blount pursued by Bill Daley, 1947
Personal information
Born:(1920-04-11)April 11, 1920
Decatur, Mississippi, U.S.
Died:August 6, 2007(2007-08-06) (aged 87)
Decatur, Mississippi, U.S.
Height:6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
High school:Philadelphia (MS)
College:Duke, Mississippi State
Position:End
NFL draft:1944 / round: 2 / pick: 16
Career history
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Lloyd Lamar Blount (April 11, 1920 – August 6, 2007) was an American football end.

Blount was born in Decatur, Mississippi, in 1920 and attended Philadelphia High School. He played college football at Duke and Mississippi State.[1]

He was selected by the New York Giants in the second round (16th overall pick) of the 1944 NFL Draft. He did not play for the Giants. He played in the All-America Football Conference (AAFC) for the Miami Seahawks in 1946 and for the Buffalo Bills and Baltimore Colts in 1947. He appeared in a total of 22 professional games, nine of them as a starter, and caught 21 passes for 366 yards.[1]

He died in 2007 in Decatur, Mississippi.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Lamar Blount Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 2, 2020.