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| Personal information | |
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| Born: | January 13, 1923 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died: | February 23, 1988 (aged 65) Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Weight: | 230 lb (104 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Canton McKinley (Canton, Ohio) |
| College: | Ohio State |
| Position: | Tackle / Defensive end |
| NFL draft: | 1945 / Round: 2 / Pick: 12 |
| Career history | |
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| Player stats at NFL.com · PFR | |
John Richard Rabbit Dugger (January 13, 1923 – February 23, 1988) was an American football player who played three seasons in the National Football League (NFL) with the Detroit Lions and Chicago Bears. He was drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the second round of the 1945 NFL Draft. Dugger played college football at Ohio State University and attended Canton McKinley High School in Canton, Ohio. He was also a member of the Buffalo Bisons of the All-America Football Conference (AAFC). He was a consensus first-team All-American in 1944.[1][2][3][4]
Dugger also played one year of professional basketball. He played for the Syracuse Nationals in the National Basketball League (NBL) during the 1946–47 season and averaged 1.7 points per game.[5][6]