Jack Gregory (American football guard)
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| Position: | Guard | ||||||
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| Born: | February 14, 1915 Okolona, Mississippi, U.S. | ||||||
| Died: | November 5, 2003 (aged 88) Okolona, Mississippi, U.S. | ||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||
| Weight: | 215 lb (98 kg) | ||||||
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| High school: | Okolona (Okolona, MS) | ||||||
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| NFL draft: | 1940 / round: 13 / pick: 115 | ||||||
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Earl Jackson "Big Bubba" Gregory (February 14, 1915 – November 5, 2003) was an American football guard.
Football career
[edit]He played college football at the University of Alabama before transferring to the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga and was selected as a first-team tackle on the Associated Press Little All-America team in 1939.[1] He played professional football in the National Football League (NFL) for the Cleveland Rams. He appeared in seven NFL games during the 1941 season.[2] After retiring from football, he worked as a cattleman, farmer, and landowner. He was named to the University of Chattanooga All Century football team and was a charter member of the school's Sports Hall of Fame.
He died in 2003 at age 88.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Troy End Makes Star Team". The Decatur Daily. December 7, 1939 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Jack Gregory". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 26, 2020.
- ^ "Jack Gregory Sr". The Clarion-Ledger. November 7, 2003 – via Newspapers.com.