Dick Hightower

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Dick Hightower
No. 51
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Born:August 3, 1930
Died:December 5, 2007 (age 77)
Ozona, Texas
Career information
Position(s)Center
CollegeSouthern Methodist University
High schoolTyler High School
Career history
As player
1949–1951SMU Mustangs
Career highlights and awards
Consensus All-American (1951)

Richard Guy Hightower (August 3, 1930 – December 5, 2007) was an American football player. He played college football at the center position for the SMU Mustangs from 1949 to 1951. He was a consensus first-teamselection on the 1951 College Football All-America Team.[1] He also received All-Southwest Conference honors in both 1950 and 1951.[2]

Hightower was drafted by the Washington Redskins in the fourth round (43rd overall pick) of the 1952 NFL Draft,[3] but he did not appear in any regular season games in the National Football League. He was inducted into the Southern Methodist University Hall of Fame in 1982.[2]

Hightower died in 2007 at Ozona, Texas, while on a hunting trip with friends.[4]

References[]

  1. ^ "2014 NCAA Football Records: Consensus All-America Selections" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). 2014. p. 6. Retrieved August 16, 2014.
  2. ^ a b "Dick Hightower". SMUMustangs.com. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on August 22, 2014. Retrieved August 21, 2014.
  3. ^ "1952 NFL Draft". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 21, 2014.
  4. ^ David Smoak. "Former SMU All-American Hightower dies at 77". Smoaky.com. Retrieved August 21, 2014.
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