Dick Yelvington
Yelvington on a 1954 Bowman football card | |||||||||
| No. 72 | |||||||||
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| Position: | Tackle Guard | ||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||
| Born: | July 27, 1928 Mims, Florida, U.S. | ||||||||
| Died: | February 24, 2013 (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: 23rd round, 278th pick | ||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||
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| Career NFL statistics | |||||||||
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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] In the final regular season game of the 1956 season against the New York Giants, Yelvington and Don King were ejected from the game for fighting.[3]
References
- ^ "Dick Yelvington Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
- ^ "Richard J. "Dick" Yelvington Obituary (2013) Daytona Beach News-Journal". Legacy.com.
- ^ Dell, John (December 16, 1956). "Giants Trounce Eagles, 21–7, Clinch Title". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. 77 – via Newspapers.com.