Lloyd Wickett
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Born: | Ontario, Canada | April 3, 1920||||||
Died: | April 9, 2002 Jefferson County, Oregon | (aged 82)||||||
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College: | Oregon State | ||||||
Position: | Defensive tackle | ||||||
NFL draft: | 1943 / Round: 5 / Pick: 31 | ||||||
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Lloyd Meldrum Wickett (April 3, 1920—April 9, 2002)[1][2] was a National Football League defensive tackle for the Detroit Lions.
He grew up in Washington state, and attended Oregon State University on a football scholarship. He was drafted by the Detroit Lions in the 5th round of the 1943 NFL Draft. He played 4 games for them that year. He would miss the 1944 and 1945 seasons while serving in the Navy during World War II. He came back to the Lions in 1946 and played 10 games for them.
References
- ^ "Players: Lloyd Wickett". National Football League. Retrieved 2017-01-02.
Lloyd Wickett Height: 6-1 Weight: 208 Deceased Born: 4/3/1920, Ontario College: Oregon State Experience: 2 Seasons
- ^ "Lloyd Meldrum Wickett". Find a Grave. Retrieved 2017-01-02.
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Categories:
- 1920 births
- 2002 deaths
- American people of Canadian descent
- Sportspeople from Ontario
- Canadian players of American football
- American football defensive linemen
- Oregon State Beavers football players
- Detroit Lions players
- American military personnel of World War II
- United States Navy personnel
- American football defensive lineman, 1920s birth stubs