Wallace Triplett
American football player (1926–2018) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Wallace Triplett (April 18, 1926 – November 8, 2018) was a professional American football player, the first African-American draftee to play for a National Football League (NFL) team.[1] For that reason, his portrait hangs in the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio.
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Position: | Halfback |
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Born: | (1926-04-18)April 18, 1926 La Mott, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
Died: | November 8, 2018(2018-11-08) (aged 92) Detroit, Michigan, U.S. |
Height: | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
Weight: | 170 lb (77 kg) |
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College: | Penn State |
NFL draft: | 1949 / Round: 19 / Pick: 182 |
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