Virgil Rayburn
Personal information
Born:(1910-08-04)August 4, 1910
Pulaski, Tennessee, U.S.
Died:June 15, 1991(1991-06-15) (aged 80)
Osceola, Arkansas, U.S.
Height:6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:180 lb (82 kg)
Career information
High school:Dyersburg
College:University of Tennessee
Position:E
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Career highlights and awards
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Virgil Homer "Van" Rayburn (August 4, 1910 – June 15, 1991) was an American football end in the National Football League (NFL).[1][2] Rayburn played college football for the Tennessee Volunteers of the University of Tennessee, where he was selected All-Southern.[3][4] Rayburn was also selected a second-team All-American by the New York Sun.[5] He played one year for the Brooklyn Dodgers.

References

  1. ^ "Van Rayburn". Archived from the original on December 23, 2014.
  2. ^ "Van Rayburn NFL Football Statistics". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
  3. ^ "All-Southern 11 Is Picked". Ironwood Daily Globe. December 1, 1932.
  4. ^ Dillon Graham (December 1, 1932). "Zimmerman, Hitchcock, and Gracey Lead Poll Among Sport Writers". The Evening Independent.
  5. ^ "An All American Team: New York Sun Selects Two Players from Army and Purdue". Emporia Gazette. November 26, 1932.


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