George Blair (American football)
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Born: | Pascagoula, Mississippi | May 10, 1938||||||
Height: | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||
Weight: | 195 lb (88 kg) | ||||||
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High school: | Pascagoula (MS) | ||||||
College: | Ole Miss | ||||||
Position: | Defensive back / Placekicker | ||||||
NFL draft: | 1960 / Round: 6 / Pick: 72 | ||||||
AFL draft: | 1960 / Round: Second Selections (by the Los Angeles Chargers) | ||||||
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George Leroy Blair (born May 10, 1938)[1] is a former halfback for the University of Mississippi football Rebels (Ole Miss), playing in the 1958 Gator Bowl (Florida), and the 1959 Sugar Bowl (LSU), and the 1960 Sugar Bowl (Rice). He also played in the 1961 Senior Bowl at Mobile and the College All-Star Game in Chicago against the Philadelphia Eagles after his senior year at Ole Miss. Drafted by the American Football League's San Diego Chargers, as a placekicker, played for the four seasons (1961 - 1964) and won an AFL championship with them in 1963.
See also
References
- ^ U.S. Public Records Index, Vol 1 (Provo, UT: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), 2010.
Categories:
- 1938 births
- Living people
- People from Pascagoula, Mississippi
- Players of American football from Mississippi
- American football placekickers
- American football defensive backs
- Ole Miss Rebels football players
- San Diego Chargers players
- American Football League All-Star players
- American Football League players
- American football defensive back, 1930s birth stubs