American football player
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| Position: | Defensive tackle |
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| Born: | (1936-08-20)August 20, 1936 Fort Stockton, Texas, U.S. |
| Died: | February 18, 2022(2022-02-18) (aged 85) |
| Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
| Weight: | 260 lb (118 kg) |
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| High school: | Fort Stockton (TX) |
| College: | Stephen F. Austin State |
| NFL draft: | 1958 / round: 16 / pick: 191 |
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| Stats at Pro Football Reference | |
George Rogers Shirkey (August 20, 1936 – February 18, 2022) was an American football defensive tackle who played three seasons in the American Football League (AFL) with the Houston Oilers and Oakland Raiders. He was drafted by the San Francisco 49ers in the sixteenth round of the 1958 NFL draft. He played college football at Stephen F. Austin State University and attended Fort Stockton High School in Fort Stockton, Texas.
References
- "George Shirkey". profootballarchives.com. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved October 10, 2015.
- "George Shirkey Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 26, 2019.
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- 1936 births
- 2022 deaths
- Players of American football from Texas
- American football defensive tackles
- Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks football players
- Houston Oilers players
- Oakland Raiders players
- People from Fort Stockton, Texas
- American Football League players
- American football defensive lineman, 1930s birth stubs