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American football player (1919–1989)

American football player

Lloyd Cheatham

No. 33, 60

Position:

Quarterback

Personal information

Born:

(1919-03-20)March 20, 1919
Nantes, Oklahoma, U.S.

Died:

June 11, 1989(1989-06-11) (aged 70)
Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S.

Height:

6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)

Weight:

211 lb (96 kg)

Career information

High school:

Carbon Hill (AL)

College:

Auburn

NFL draft:

1942 / round: 2 / pick: 14

Career history

Chicago Cardinals (1942)
New York Yankees (1946–1948)

Career NFL statistics

Games played:	50
Receptions:	21
Receiving Yards:	283
Receiving TDs:	4
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Hilliard Lloyd Cheatham (March 20, 1919 – June 11, 1989) was an American football quarterback.

Cheatham was born in Oklahoma in 1919, but was raised in Alabama. He attended Carbon Hill High School in Carbon Hill, Alabama. He played college football at Auburn. He played at Auburn from 1939 to 1941, playing on both offense and defense at the quarterback and fullback positions, and earning a reputation as an outstanding blocker.

He was selected with the 14th pick in the 1942 NFL draft and played for the Chicago Cardinals of the National Football League during the 1942 season. He appeared in 11 games for the Cardinals, three as a starter.

During World War II, he served in the military and played on the United States Naval Training Center Bainbridge football team.

After the war, Cheatham played for the New York Yankees of the All-America Football Conference from 1946 to 1948. He appeared in 38 games for the Yankees, 26 as a starter, catching 15 passes for 254 yards and three touchdowns.

After retiring from football, Cheatham worked as a zone manager for the Chevrolet Division of General Motors and later with Merrill Lynch Realty. He died in 1989 in Charlotte, North Carolina.

References

"Cheatham Is Tigers' Lone Bet For All-America Honors". The Montgomery Advertiser. September 28, 1941. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Lloyd Cheatham Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 1, 2020.
"Obituary". The Charlotte Observer. June 12, 1989. p. 6C – via Newspapers.com.

v t e Auburn Tigers starting quarterbacks
Frank Lupton (1892) Shel Toomer (1892) J.C. Dunham (1893) Dutch Dorsey (1893) Reynolds Tichenor (1894–1896) Ed Huguley (1897–1900) C.J. Williams (1901) Zac Smith (1902–1903) "Runt" Perkins (1904, 1906) Royden Stanley (1906–1908) Tom McLure (1906–1908) Kirk Newell (1911–1913) Tom Wingo (1911) Rip Major (1912) Ted Arnold (1913) Legare Hairston (1914) Kenny Caughman (2015) Homer Prendergast (1915–1916) Pat Jones (1916) Carey Robinson (1917) Frank Stubbs (1918, 1920) John Trapp (1919) Charles Scott (1919) Red Brown (1920) Charles Gibson (1921–1922) S.D. Peterson (1923–1924) Frank Tuxworth (1925) Frankie Bogue (1925) Pat Moulton (1926) W.A. Hodges (1927) Porter Callahan (1928) Khaki Robinson (1929–1930) Chattie Davidson (1931) Ripper Williams (1932–1933) Billy Hitchcock (1936) Lloyd Cheatham (1941) James McDaniel (1946–1947) Travis Tidwell (1948–1949) Bill Tucker (1950) Allan Parks (1950–1951) Dudley Spence (1952) Vince Dooley (1953) Bobby Freeman (1953–1954) Howell Tubbs (1955–1956) Lloyd Nix (1957–1958) Richard Wood (1958–1959) Bryant Harvard (1959–1960) Bobby Hunt (1961) Mailon Kent (1962) Jimmy Sidle (1962–1964) Joe Campbell (1964) Tom Bryan (1965) Alex Bowden (1965) Larry Blakeney (1966) Loran Carter (1966–1968) Pat Sullivan (1969–1971) Randy Walls (1972–1973) Wade Whatley (1973) Phil Gargis (1974–1976) John Crane (1977) Charlie Trotman (1978–1979) Joe Sullivan (1980–1981) Ken Hobby (1981) Randy Campbell (1982–1983) Pat Washington (1984–1985) Jeff Burger (1985–1987) Reggie Slack (1988–1989) Stan White (1990–1993) Patrick Nix (1994–1995) Dameyune Craig (1996–1997) Gabe Gross (1998) Ben Leard (1998–2000) Jeff Klein (1999) Daniel Cobb (2001–2002) Jason Campbell (2001–2004) Brandon Cox (2005–2007) Kodi Burns (2008) Chris Todd (2008–2009) Cam Newton (2010) Barrett Trotter (2011) Clint Moseley (2011–2012) Kiehl Frazier (2012) Jonathan Wallace (2012) Nick Marshall (2013–2014) Jeremy Johnson (2013–2016) Sean White (2015–2016) John Franklin III (2016) Jarrett Stidham (2017–2018) Bo Nix (2019–2021) T. J. Finley (2021–2022) Robby Ashford (2022–2023) Payton Thorne (2023–2024) Hank Brown (2024)

Auburn Tigers starting quarterbacks

Frank Lupton (1892)
Shel Toomer (1892)
J.C. Dunham (1893)
Dutch Dorsey (1893)
Reynolds Tichenor (1894–1896)
Ed Huguley (1897–1900)
C.J. Williams (1901)
Zac Smith (1902–1903)
"Runt" Perkins (1904, 1906)
Royden Stanley (1906–1908)
Tom McLure (1906–1908)
Kirk Newell (1911–1913)
Tom Wingo (1911)
Rip Major (1912)
Ted Arnold (1913)
Legare Hairston (1914)
Kenny Caughman (2015)
Homer Prendergast (1915–1916)
Pat Jones (1916)
Carey Robinson (1917)
Frank Stubbs (1918, 1920)
John Trapp (1919)
Charles Scott (1919)
Red Brown (1920)
Charles Gibson (1921–1922)
S.D. Peterson (1923–1924)
Frank Tuxworth (1925)
Frankie Bogue (1925)
Pat Moulton (1926)
W.A. Hodges (1927)
Porter Callahan (1928)
Khaki Robinson (1929–1930)
Chattie Davidson (1931)
Ripper Williams (1932–1933)
Billy Hitchcock (1936)
Lloyd Cheatham (1941)
James McDaniel (1946–1947)
Travis Tidwell (1948–1949)
Bill Tucker (1950)
Allan Parks (1950–1951)
Dudley Spence (1952)
Vince Dooley (1953)
Bobby Freeman (1953–1954)
Howell Tubbs (1955–1956)
Lloyd Nix (1957–1958)
Richard Wood (1958–1959)
Bryant Harvard (1959–1960)
Bobby Hunt (1961)
Mailon Kent (1962)
Jimmy Sidle (1962–1964)
Joe Campbell (1964)
Tom Bryan (1965)
Alex Bowden (1965)
Larry Blakeney (1966)
Loran Carter (1966–1968)
Pat Sullivan (1969–1971)
Randy Walls (1972–1973)
Wade Whatley (1973)
Phil Gargis (1974–1976)
John Crane (1977)
Charlie Trotman (1978–1979)
Joe Sullivan (1980–1981)
Ken Hobby (1981)
Randy Campbell (1982–1983)
Pat Washington (1984–1985)
Jeff Burger (1985–1987)
Reggie Slack (1988–1989)
Stan White (1990–1993)
Patrick Nix (1994–1995)
Dameyune Craig (1996–1997)
Gabe Gross (1998)
Ben Leard (1998–2000)
Jeff Klein (1999)
Daniel Cobb (2001–2002)
Jason Campbell (2001–2004)
Brandon Cox (2005–2007)
Kodi Burns (2008)
Chris Todd (2008–2009)
Cam Newton (2010)
Barrett Trotter (2011)
Clint Moseley (2011–2012)
Kiehl Frazier (2012)
Jonathan Wallace (2012)
Nick Marshall (2013–2014)
Jeremy Johnson (2013–2016)
Sean White (2015–2016)
John Franklin III (2016)
Jarrett Stidham (2017–2018)
Bo Nix (2019–2021)
T. J. Finley (2021–2022)
Robby Ashford (2022–2023)
Payton Thorne (2023–2024)
Hank Brown (2024)

v t e Chicago Cardinals 1942 NFL draft selections
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