Dick Yelvington
American football player (1928–2013)
American football player
Yelvington on a 1954 Bowman football card | |
No. 72 | |
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Position: | Offensive tackle |
Personal information | |
Born: | (1928-07-27)July 27, 1928 Mims, Florida, U.S. |
Died: | February 24, 2013(2013-02-24) (aged 84) Lake Charles, Louisiana, U.S. |
Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
Weight: | 232 lb (105 kg) |
Career information | |
High school: | Mainland (Daytona Beach, Florida) |
College: | Georgia |
NFL draft: | 1951 / Round: 23 / Pick: 278 |
Career history | |
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Richard Joseph Yelvington Jr. (July 27, 1928 – February 24, 2013) was an American football offensive lineman. He played six seasons for the New York Giants.[1] Yelvington played college football at Georgia, and served one year with the United States Army during the Korean War before starting his NFL career.[2]
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New York Giants 1951 NFL draft selections
- Kyle Rote
- Jim Spavital
- Ray Krouse
- Sonny Grandelius
- Jack Stroud
- Herb Hannah
- Joel Williams
- Fred Benners
- Hollie Donan
- Bill Murray
- Reds Bagnell
- Bob Hudson
- Paul Douglass
- Pat Flanagan
- Gene Vykukal
- Alan Pfeifer
- Bud Sherrod
- Frank Smith
- Billy Conn
- Bill Albright
- Bernie Lemonick
- Waldo Binkley
- Dick Yelvington
- Dick Kuh
- Chet Lagod
- Quincy Armstrong
- Charley Hubbard
- Hal Quinn
- John Considine
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