Fred Hyatt
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| Position | Wide receiver | ||||||||
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| Born | June 28, 1946 Roanoke, Alabama, U.S. | ||||||||
| Died | June 27, 2022 (aged 75) Ocala, Florida, U.S. | ||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||
| Listed weight | 200 lb (91 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school | Sylacauga (Sylacauga, Alabama) | ||||||||
| College | Auburn | ||||||||
| NFL draft | 1968 (2nd round, 40th overall pick) | ||||||||
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Freddie Phillip Hyatt (June 28, 1946 – June 27, 2022) was an American football wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL) for the St. Louis Cardinals, New Orleans Saints, and Washington Redskins.[1] He played college football at Auburn University and was drafted 40th overall by the Cardinals in the second round of the 1968 NFL/AFL draft.[2] Hyatt died of open heart surgery in Ocala, Florida just one day before his 76th birthday.[3]
References
[edit]- ↑ Palmer, Pete; Pullis, Ken; Lahman, Sean; Silverman, Matthew; Gillette, Gary. The ESPN Pro Football Encyclopedia: First Edition, p. 334. ESPN Books, 2006. ISBN 978-1-4027-4216-3.
- ↑ Palmer et al., p. 1407.
- ↑ Dowell, Rosemarie. "Noted Athlete and Horseman Dies at 75". The Ocala Gazette. Retrieved August 19, 2022.
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