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American football player (1928–2013)

American football player

Dick Yelvington

Yelvington on a 1954 Bowman football card

No. 72

Position:

Offensive tackle

Personal information

Born:

(1928-07-27)July 27, 1928
Mims, Florida, U.S.

Died:

February 24, 2013(2013-02-24) (aged 84)
Lake Charles, Louisiana, U.S.

Height:

6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)

Weight:

232 lb (105 kg)

Career information

High school:

Mainland
(Daytona Beach, Florida)

College:

Georgia

NFL draft:

1951 / round: 23 / pick: 278

Career history

New York Giants (1952–1957)

Career highlights and awards

NFL champion (1956)

Stats at Pro Football Reference

Richard Joseph Yelvington Jr. (July 27, 1928 – February 24, 2013) was an American football offensive lineman. He played six seasons for the New York Giants. Yelvington played college football at Georgia, and served one year with the United States Army during the Korean War before starting his NFL career.

References

v t e New York Giants 1951 NFL draft selections
Kyle Rote Jim Spavital Ray Krouse Sonny Grandelius Jack Stroud Herb Hannah Joel Williams Fred Benners Hollie Donan Bill Murray Reds Bagnell Bob Hudson Paul Douglass Pat Flanagan Gene Vykukal Alan Pfeifer Bud Sherrod Frank Smith Billy Conn Bill Albright Bernie Lemonick Waldo Binkley Dick Yelvington Dick Kuh Chet Lagod Quincy Armstrong Charley Hubbard Hal Quinn John Considine

New York Giants 1951 NFL draft selections

Kyle Rote
Jim Spavital
Ray Krouse
Sonny Grandelius
Jack Stroud
Herb Hannah
Joel Williams
Fred Benners
Hollie Donan
Bill Murray
Reds Bagnell
Bob Hudson
Paul Douglass
Pat Flanagan
Gene Vykukal
Alan Pfeifer
Bud Sherrod
Frank Smith
Billy Conn
Bill Albright
Bernie Lemonick
Waldo Binkley
Dick Yelvington
Dick Kuh
Chet Lagod
Quincy Armstrong
Charley Hubbard
Hal Quinn
John Considine

v t e New York Giants 1956 NFL champions
8 Ben Agajanian 11 Don Heinrich 12 Bob Clatterbuck 16 Frank Gifford 20 Jimmy Patton 22 Henry Moore 25 Dick Nolan 27 Herb Rich 29 Alex Webster 30 Bill Svoboda 33 Mel Triplett 34 Don Chandler 40 Gene Filipski 42 Charlie Conerly 44 Kyle Rote 45 Emlen Tunnell 48 Ed Hughes 55 Ray Wietecha 60 Bill Austin 61 Ray Beck 62 Jack Spinks 66 Jack Stroud 65 Gerry Huth 70 Sam Huff 72 Dick Yelvington 75 Jim Katcavage 76 Rosey Grier 77 Dick Modzelewski 78 Walt Yowarsky 79 Rosey Brown 80 Ken MacAfee 81 Andy Robustelli 82 Hank Burnine 84 Harland Svare 85 Bob Schnelker 89 Cliff Livingston Head coach: Jim Lee Howell Assistant coaches: Ken Kavanaugh Ed Kolman Tom Landry Vince Lombardi

New York Giants 1956 NFL champions

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