Paul Duke (American football)

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Paul Duke
Born:(1924-09-24)September 24, 1924
DeKalb County, Georgia
Died:March 24, 2009(2009-03-24) (aged 84)
Austell, Georgia
Career information
Position(s)Center
Height6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight210 lb (95 kg)
CollegeGeorgia Tech
NFL draft1946 / Round: 4 / Pick 30
(By the New York Giants)
Career history
As player
1947New York Yankees
Awards

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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  1. ^ "Georgia Tech Athletics Hall of Fame". RamblinWreck.com. Georgia Tech Athletic Association. Archived from the original on 2011-09-18. Retrieved 2007-09-25.


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