Don King (defensive lineman)
American football player (1929ā2014) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Donald William King (March 11, 1929 ā April 15, 2014) was a defensive tackle in the National Football League.
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Position: | Defensive tackle | ||||
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Born: | (1929-03-11)March 11, 1929 McBee, South Carolina | ||||
Died: | April 15, 2014(2014-04-15) (aged 85) Savannah, Georgia | ||||
Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||
Weight: | 260 lb (118 kg) | ||||
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High school: | Union (Turtle Creek, Pennsylvania) | ||||
College: | Kentucky | ||||
Undrafted: | 1954 | ||||
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King played with the Cleveland Browns during the 1954 NFL season. After a season away from the NFL, he split the 1956 NFL season between the Philadelphia Eagles and the Green Bay Packers. Later, he played with the Denver Broncos of the American Football League.[1]
He played at the collegiate level at the University of Kentucky.