Paul Duke (American football)

Paul Duke
Date of birth (1924-09-24)September 24, 1924
Place of birth DeKalb County, Georgia
Date of death March 24, 2009(2009-03-24) (aged 84)
Place of death Austell, Georgia
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
Career stats

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]

References

  1. "Georgia Tech Athletics Hall of Fame". RamblinWreck.com. Georgia Tech Athletic Association. Retrieved 2007-09-25.


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