Riley Gunnels
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| Date of birth | August 24, 1937 |
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| Place of birth | Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. |
| Date of death | December 9, 2024 (aged 87) |
| Place of death | Somers Point, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Career information | |
| Position(s) | Defensive end |
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) |
| Weight | 253 lb (115 kg) |
| US college | Georgia |
| High school | Calhoun (Calhoun, Georgia) |
| NFL draft | 1959 / round: 10 / pick: 115 |
| Drafted by | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| Career history | |
| As player | |
| 1960–1964 | Philadelphia Eagles |
| 1965–1966 | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| Career stats | |
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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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