Virgil Rayburn
Appearance
Personal information | |
---|---|
Born: | Pulaski, Tennessee | August 4, 1910
Died: | June 15, 1991 Osceola, Arkansas | (aged 80)
Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
Weight: | 180 lb (82 kg) |
Career information | |
High school: | Dyersburg |
College: | University of Tennessee |
Position: | E |
Career history | |
| |
Career highlights and awards | |
Championships
Honors
| |
Virgil Homer "Van" Rayburn (August 4, 1910 – June 15, 1991) was an American football end in the National Football League (NFL).[1][2] Rayburn played college football for the Tennessee Volunteers of the University of Tennessee, where he was selected All-Southern.[3][4] Rayburn was also selected a second-team All-American by the New York Sun.[5] He played one year for the Brooklyn Dodgers.
References
- ^ "Van Rayburn". Archived from the original on December 23, 2014.
- ^ "Van Rayburn NFL Football Statistics".
- ^ "All-Southern 11 Is Picked". Ironwood Daily Globe. December 1, 1932.
- ^ Dillon Graham (December 1, 1932). "Zimmerman, Hitchcock, and Gracey Lead Poll Among Sport Writers". The Evening Independent.
- ^ "An All American Team: New York Sun Selects Two Players from Army and Purdue". Emporia Gazette. November 26, 1932.