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Born: | DeKalb County, Georgia, U.S. | September 24, 1924
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Died: | March 24, 2009 Austell, Georgia, U.S. | (aged 84)
Career information | |
Position(s) | Center |
Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) |
Weight | 210 lb (95 kg) |
College | Georgia Tech |
NFL draft | 1946, round: 4 / Pick 30 (By the New York Giants) |
Career history | |
As player | |
1947 | New York Yankees |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Paul Anderson Duke (September 24, 1924 – March 24, 2009) was an American professional football center in the All-America Football Conference (AAFC). He played for the New York Yankees (1947).
Born in DeKalb County, Georgia, he played collegiately for the Georgia Tech football team and was selected to the All-Southeastern Conference and All-American teams. While at Georgia Tech he was a member of Chi Phi fraternity. He was inducted into the Georgia Tech Hall of Fame in 1963.[1]