Bernie Darre
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| Position | Guard | ||||
| Personal information | |||||
| Born | November 8, 1939 New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. | ||||
| Died | April 26, 2006 (aged 66) Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S. | ||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||
| Listed weight | 230 lb (104 kg) | ||||
| Career information | |||||
| High school | Alcee Fortier (LA) | ||||
| College | Tulane | ||||
| NFL draft | 1960: 15th round, 172nd overall pick | ||||
| AFL draft | 1960 | ||||
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Bernard John Darre (November 8, 1939 – April 26, 2006) was an American professional football guard in the National Football League (NFL) for the Washington Redskins. He played college football at Tulane University[1] and was selected in the 15th round of the 1960 NFL draft.[2]
Darre quit football in 1962 to attend graduate school.[3] He earned a Ph.D. in chemistry at Ohio State University in 1966, and was an industrial chemist in Baton Rouge, Louisiana and Cincinnati, Ohio. He became president of the Shepherd Chemical Company in 1985.[4] He was inducted into Tulane's Athletic Hall of Fame in 1990.[5]
Darre married Beatrice Fry in 1966,[6] and they had three children.[4][7] Their son John died in 1992.[8] Darre died in 2006, at the age of 66, in Cincinnati.[4]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Tulane Expected to Whip Indians". Morning World. October 29, 1960. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Bernie Darre Inks With Washington". Sun Herald. February 17, 1961. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ Yorke, Tom (July 23, 1962). "Darre Quits Officially; Redskins Like Pace". The Washington Daily News. p. 30 – via Newspapers.com.
- 1 2 3 "Bernard John Darre (death notice)". The Cincinnati Enquirer. April 30, 2006. p. 19 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Holman among Tulane inductees". The Daily Advertiser. September 13, 1990. p. 24 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Beatrice Fry, Dr. B. Darre Announce Wedding Plans". Springfield News-Sun. September 7, 1966. p. 27 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ Valentine, Carole (March 27, 1974). "A Hopeful Hits Campaign Trail with Her Husband". The Cincinnati Enquirer. p. 18 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Darre (death notice)". The Cincinnati Enquirer. January 19, 1992. p. 17 – via Newspapers.com.
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