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Ken Kavanaugh
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End, LSU, 1937–⁠39

Ken Kavanaugh

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Ken Kavanaugh played end at LSU (1937–⁠39). He was a consensus All‑American in 1939. The Chicago Bears took Kavanaugh in round 3, No. 22 overall in the 1940 NFL Draft. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1963.

Best season
1939
Consensus All-American, SEC Player of the Year and 3 more
National rank
No. 1
In the nation in receptions, 1939
Drafted
No. 22
Round 3, 1940 NFL Draft (Chicago Bears)

Honors

Players of the year, conference and regional honors: Wikipedia’s lists (CC BY-SA), each linked from its honor.

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.

In the NFL

First-team All-Pro: 2 (1946–⁠47)

All-Pro teams: United Press first team 1946–⁠47; New York Daily News first team 1947.

Pro Bowls and All-Pro teams by NFL season: rosters and honors, Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

Books

Books: Open Library (CC0); most-reissued first, each linked to its page there.

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