Riley Gunnels
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| Positions | Defensive tackle, defensive end | ||||||||
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| Born | August 24,1937 Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. | ||||||||
| Died | December 9, 2024 (aged 87) Somers Point, New Jersey, U.S. | ||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||
| Listed weight | 253 lb (115 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school | Calhoun (Calhoun, Georgia) | ||||||||
| College | Georgia | ||||||||
| NFL draft | 1959 (10th round, 115th overall pick) | ||||||||
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John Riley Gunnels Jr. (August 24, 1937 – December 9, 2024) was an American professional football player who was a defensive end for seven seasons with the Philadelphia Eagles and Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League (NFL). He played his high school football in the late 1950s at Calhoun High School in Calhoun, Georgia, where he grew up.[1] He played college football for the Georgia Bulldogs.
Gunnels died in South Jersey on December 9, 2024, at the age of 87.[2]
References
[edit]- ↑ Georgia High School Players in the NFL Archived July 17, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ Obituary of John Riley Gunnels, Jr.
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