Paul Duke (American football)
Born: | DeKalb County, Georgia | September 24, 1924
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Died: | March 24, 2009 Austell, Georgia | (aged 84)
Career information | |
Position(s) | Center |
Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) |
Weight | 210 lb (95 kg) |
College | Georgia Tech |
NFL draft | 1946 / Round: 4 / Pick 30 (By the New York Giants) |
Career history | |
As player | |
1947 | New York Yankees |
Awards |
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Paul Anderson Duke (September 24, 1924 – March 24, 2009) was an American football center in the All-America Football Conference. He played for the New York Yankees (1947).
Born in DeKalb County, Georgia, he played collegiately for the Georgia Tech football team and was selected to the All-Southeastern Conference and All-American teams. While at Georgia Tech he was a member of the Chi Phi Fraternity. He was inducted into the Georgia Tech Hall of Fame in 1963.[1]
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References[]
- ^ "Georgia Tech Athletics Hall of Fame". RamblinWreck.com. Georgia Tech Athletic Association. Archived from the original on 2011-09-18. Retrieved 2007-09-25.
Categories:
- 1924 births
- 2009 deaths
- People from Austell, Georgia
- Sportspeople from Cobb County, Georgia
- Sportspeople from DeKalb County, Georgia
- Players of American football from Georgia (U.S. state)
- American football centers
- Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football players
- All-American college football players
- New York Yankees (AAFC) players
- American football offensive lineman, 1920s birth stubs