Wimpy Giddens
Position: | tackle |
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Personal information | |
Born: | November 25, 1914 Ringgold, Louisiana |
Died: | February 12, 1959 (aged 44) Wilmington, Delaware |
Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
Weight: | 220 lb (100 kg) |
Career information | |
College: | Louisiana Tech |
Career history | |
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Herschel "Wimpy" Giddens (November 25, 1914 - February 12, 1959) was an American football tackle who played in the National Football League for the Philadelphia Eagles in 1938 and the Boston Yanks in 1944.[1] He died on February 12, 1959 at his home in Wilmington, Delaware after a short illness.[2]
References[]
- ^ The ESPN Pro Football Encyclopedia (first ed.). Sterling Publishing. 2007. ISBN 978-1-4027-4216-3.
- ^ "Former Tech Athlete Dies". Ruston Daily Leader. February 24, 1959 – via NewspaperArchive.
Categories:
- 1914 births
- 1959 deaths
- Philadelphia Eagles players
- Boston Yanks players
- Players of American football from Louisiana
- Wilmington Clippers players
- American football biography stubs