Paul Duke (American football)

American football player (1924–2009)

Paul Duke
Career information
Date of birth	(1924-09-24)September 24, 1924
Place of birth	DeKalb County, Georgia, U.S.
Date of death	March 24, 2009(2009-03-24) (aged 84)
Place of death	Austell, Georgia, U.S.
Position(s)	Center
Height	6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight	210 lb (95 kg)
US college	Georgia Tech
NFL draft	1946 / round: 4 / Pick 30 (By the New York Giants)
Career history
As player
1947	New York Yankees

Career highlights and awards
Consensus All-American (1946) First-team All-SEC (1946) Second-team All-SEC (1945)
Career stats
Playing stats at DatabaseFootball.com

Paul Anderson Duke (September 24, 1924 – March 24, 2009) was an American professional football center in the All-America Football Conference (AAFC). He played for the New York Yankees (1947).

Born in DeKalb County, Georgia, he played collegiately for the Georgia Tech football team and was selected to the All-Southeastern Conference and All-American teams. While at Georgia Tech he was a member of the Chi Phi Fraternity. He was inducted into the Georgia Tech Hall of Fame in 1963.

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Obituary

References

"Georgia Tech Athletics Hall of Fame". RamblinWreck.com. Georgia Tech Athletic Association. Archived from the original on September 18, 2011. Retrieved September 25, 2007.

v t e 1946 College Football All-America Team consensus selections
Backfield	QB Johnny Lujack HB Glenn Davis HB Charley Trippi FB Doc Blanchard
Line	E Burr Baldwin E Hub Bechtol E Hank Foldberg T Warren Amling T George Connor T Dick Huffman G Alex Agase G Weldon Humble C Paul Duke

v t e New York Giants 1946 NFL draft selections
George Connor Elmer Jones Hosea Rodgers Paul Duke Pete Stout Jim Lalikos Jim Plyler Gene Roberts Mike Harris Walt Clay Warren Amling Al Bush Bob Reiman Bob Hazelhurst Stan Stapley Nick Terlizzi Ray Justak Bob Morris Tom Loflin Dick Kelley Mel Patton Bill Stiers Vernon Hare Neil Scully George Miller Barney White Butch Kalens Charlie Ellis Steve Lucas Bill Voris

v t e Green Bay Packers 1950 AAFC dispersal draft selections
Billy Grimes Alton Baldwin Homer Paine James Lukens Abner Wimberly Wilbur Volz John Kerns Ted Cook Jason Bailey Denny Crawford Carl Schuette Zygmont Czarobski Vic Schleich Paul Duke R. M. Patterson

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