Dick McKissack
Appearance
Date of birth | February 10, 1926 |
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Place of birth | San Antonio, Texas,U.S. |
Date of death | August 28, 1982 | (aged 56)
Career information | |
Position(s) | Defensive back |
US college | Southern Methodist |
NFL draft | 1950/ Round: 5 / Pick: 64 |
Drafted by | Los Angeles Rams[1] |
Career history | |
As player | |
1952 | Dallas Texans |
Career highlights and awards | |
James Richard McKissack(February 10, 1926 – August 28, 1982) was a professionalAmerican footballplayer and later apolitician.Born inSan Antonio, Texas,McKissack playedcollege footballforSouthern Methodist University.He was drafted by theLos Angeles Ramsin the 5th round (64th overall) of the1950 NFL Draft.He played for one season (1952) atdefensive backfor theDallas Texans[2]He later served in theTexas House of Representatives(1965-1973).[3]
References
[edit]- ^"1950 Los Angeles Rams".databaseFootball.com.Archived from the original on February 17, 2010.RetrievedJuly 17,2020.
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- ^"Dick McKissack".Legislative Reference Library of Texas.RetrievedMay 6,2013.
Categories:
- 1926 births
- American athlete-politicians
- American football cornerbacks
- SMU Mustangs football players
- Dallas Texans (NFL) players
- 1982 deaths
- Players of American football from San Antonio
- Players of American football from Dallas
- Members of the Texas House of Representatives
- 20th-century American legislators
- 20th-century Texas politicians
- American football defensive back, 1920s birth stubs
- Texas politician stubs