Back, Illinois, 1961–64
George Donnelly
Lettered 1962–64 (school media guide)
- Born
- Sep 4, 1942, in Chicago, Illinois
- Died
- Nov 22, 2022
George Donnelly played back at Illinois (1961–64). The San Francisco 49ers took Donnelly in the first round, No. 13 overall in the 1965 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Honors
Team titles: Big Ten champions, 1963
All-America: NEA third team 1964; Sporting News 1964; Time 1964
The teams in those years
Our player records start in 2004; before that they hold the honors, the Heisman vote and the draft (from 1936), with college years from the player’s Wikipedia article where it gives them.
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