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Position: | Guard/ Placekicker | ||||||||||||
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Born: | Wright City, Oklahoma | August 26, 1918||||||||||||
Died: | January 17, 1943 Shreveport, Louisiana | (aged 24)||||||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||||||
Weight: | 217 lb (98 kg) | ||||||||||||
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High school: | Dierks High School, Dierks, Arkansas | ||||||||||||
College: | Arkansas | ||||||||||||
NFL draft: | 1941 / Round: 9 / Pick: 74 | ||||||||||||
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Milton Richard Simington (August 26, 1918 – January 17, 1943) was an American football guard who played two seasons in the National Football League (NFL) for the Cleveland Rams and Pittsburgh Steelers. [1] He was selected to the NFL All-Star team in 1942. [2]
Simington played college football at the University of Arkansas before being selected by the Cleveland Rams in the 1941 NFL Draft. [3] In August 1942, he was traded along with Johnny Binotto by the Rams to the Pittsburgh Steelers in exchange for George Platukis. [4]
Simington was selected for the NFL All-Star team based on his performance during the 1942 NFL season, but he suffered a mild heart attack during practices for the game which ended his playing career. [4] [5] He suffered a second heart attack a few weeks later which proved fatal; he died in Shreveport, Louisiana, on January 17, 1943, at the age of 24. [4] At the time of his death he had been planning to enter officer training school. [4]
No. 55 | |||||||||||||
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Position: | Guard/ Placekicker | ||||||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||||||
Born: | Wright City, Oklahoma | August 26, 1918||||||||||||
Died: | January 17, 1943 Shreveport, Louisiana | (aged 24)||||||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||||||
Weight: | 217 lb (98 kg) | ||||||||||||
Career information | |||||||||||||
High school: | Dierks High School, Dierks, Arkansas | ||||||||||||
College: | Arkansas | ||||||||||||
NFL draft: | 1941 / Round: 9 / Pick: 74 | ||||||||||||
Career history | |||||||||||||
Career highlights and awards | |||||||||||||
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Career NFL statistics | |||||||||||||
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Player stats at NFL.com · PFR |
Milton Richard Simington (August 26, 1918 – January 17, 1943) was an American football guard who played two seasons in the National Football League (NFL) for the Cleveland Rams and Pittsburgh Steelers. [1] He was selected to the NFL All-Star team in 1942. [2]
Simington played college football at the University of Arkansas before being selected by the Cleveland Rams in the 1941 NFL Draft. [3] In August 1942, he was traded along with Johnny Binotto by the Rams to the Pittsburgh Steelers in exchange for George Platukis. [4]
Simington was selected for the NFL All-Star team based on his performance during the 1942 NFL season, but he suffered a mild heart attack during practices for the game which ended his playing career. [4] [5] He suffered a second heart attack a few weeks later which proved fatal; he died in Shreveport, Louisiana, on January 17, 1943, at the age of 24. [4] At the time of his death he had been planning to enter officer training school. [4]