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Quarterback, LSU, 1944–47
Y.A. Tittle
- Born
- Oct 24, 1926, in Marshall, Texas
- Died
- Oct 8, 2017, in Stanford, California
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Y.A. Tittle played quarterback at LSU (1944–47). The Detroit Lions took Tittle in the first round, No. 6 overall in the 1948 NFL Draft. The San Francisco 49ers also took him in the first round, No. 3 overall in the 1951 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Honors
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
Pro Bowls: 7 (1953–54, 1957, 1959, 1961–63) · First-team All-Pro (AP): 3 (1957, 1962–63)
All-Pro teams: AP first team 1957, 1962–63; New York Daily News first team 1961; UPI second team 1961.
Pro Bowls and All-Pro teams by NFL season: rosters and honors, Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
Other pro football
| Years | League | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 1948–49 | AAFC | Baltimore Colts |
Leagues other than the NFL, from the infobox of his Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA), as it names the teams.
Books
Books: Open Library (CC0); most-reissued first, each linked to its page there.
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