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Receiver, Illinois (from Auburn), 1955–⁠58

Rich Kreitling

Born
Mar 13, 1936, in Chicago, Illinois
Died
May 9, 2020

Rich Kreitling played receiver at Auburn (1955) and Illinois (1957–⁠58). The Cleveland Browns took Kreitling in the first round, No. 11 overall in the 1959 NFL Draft.

Best season
1958
First-team All-Big Ten
Drafted
No. 11
Overall, 1959 NFL Draft (Cleveland Browns)

Honors

All-America: UPI second team 1958; AP third team 1958

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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