Virgil Rayburn
| Position: | E |
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| Date of birth: | August 4, 1910 |
| Place of birth: | Pulaski, Tennessee |
| Date of death: | June 15, 1991 (aged 80) |
| Place of death: | Osceola, Arkansas |
| Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Weight: | 180 lb (82 kg) |
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| High school: | Dyersburg |
| College: | University of Tennessee |
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Virgil Homer "Van" Rayburn (August 4, 1910 – June 15, 1991) was an American football end in the National Football League (NFL).[1][2] Rayburn played college football for the Tennessee Volunteers of the University of Tennessee, where he was selected All-Southern.[3][4] Rayburn was also selected a second-team All-American by the New York Sun.[5] He played one year for the Brooklyn Dodgers.
References
- ↑ "Van Rayburn".
- ↑ "Van Rayburn NFL Football Statistics".
- ↑ "All-Southern 11 Is Picked". Ironwood Daily Globe. December 1, 1932.
- ↑ Dillon Graham (December 1, 1932). "Zimmerman, Hitchcock, and Gracey Lead Poll Among Sport Writers". The Evening Independent.
- ↑ "An All American Team: New York Sun Selects Two Players from Army and Purdue". Emporia Gazette. 1932-11-26.
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