Virgil Rayburn

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.

Virgil Rayburn
Position:E
Personal information
Born:(1910-08-04)August 4, 1910
Pulaski, Tennessee
Died:June 15, 1991(1991-06-15) (aged 80)
Osceola, Arkansas
Height:6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:180 lb (82 kg)
Career information
High school:Dyersburg
College:University of Tennessee
Career history
Career highlights and awards
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Honors

References

  1. "Van Rayburn". Archived from the original on December 23, 2014.
  2. "Van Rayburn NFL Football Statistics".
  3. "All-Southern 11 Is Picked". Ironwood Daily Globe. December 1, 1932.
  4. Dillon Graham (December 1, 1932). "Zimmerman, Hitchcock, and Gracey Lead Poll Among Sport Writers". The Evening Independent.
  5. "An All American Team: New York Sun Selects Two Players from Army and Purdue". Emporia Gazette. November 26, 1932.


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