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American football player (1917–1993)

American football player

Kay Eakin

No. 12, 96

Position:

Running back

Personal information

Born:

(1917-08-03)August 3, 1917
Atkins, Arkansas, U.S.

Died:

February 15, 1993(1993-02-15) (aged 75)
Fort Smith, Arkansas, U.S.

Height:

6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)

Weight:

180 lb (82 kg)

Career information

College:

Arkansas

NFL draft:

1940 / round: 1 / pick: 3

Career history

New York Giants (1940–1941)
Miami Seahawks (1946)

Career highlights and awards

First-team All-SWC (1939)
Second-team All-SWC (1938)

Stats at Pro Football Reference

Oliver Kay Eakin Jr. (August 3, 1917 – February 15, 1993) was an American football player in the National Football League (NFL) and the All-America Football Conference (AAFC). He was the third overall pick in the 1940 NFL draft.

Eakin played college football at the University of Arkansas, and was selected in the first round of the 1940 NFL Draft by the Pittsburgh Steelers. He played halfback and fullback with the New York Giants in 1941 and 1942, and returned with the Miami Seahawks in 1946. In between, he served in the US Army during WWII where he rose the rank of sergeant.

References

"1940 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 30, 2023.
"Oliver Kay Eakin Jr". Retrieved March 6, 2024.

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v t e NCAA major college football annual passing yards leaders
1937: Patterson 1938: O'Brien 1939: Eakin 1940: Supulski 1941: Schwenk 1942: Governali 1943: Hoernschemeyer 1944: Rickards 1945: Dekdebrun 1946: Layne 1947: Enke 1948: Heath 1949: O'Malley 1950: Heinrich 1951: Klosterman 1952: Bratkowski 1953: Garrett 1954: Larson 1955: Welsh 1956: Brodie 1957: Grosscup 1958: Duncan 1959: Norman 1960: Snead 1961: Miller 1962: Mira 1963: Trull 1964: Rhome 1965: Anderson 1966: M. Reed 1967: Olivas 1968: Cook 1969: Shaw 1970: Plunkett 1971: Huff 1972: Strock 1973: Freitas 1974: Bartkowski 1975: Penrose 1976: Nielsen 1977: Williams 1978: Ford 1979: Wilson 1980: McMahon 1981: King 1982: Dillon 1983: Young 1984: Bosco 1985: Bosco 1986: Perez 1987: Santos 1988: Mitchell 1989: Ware 1990: Detmer 1991: Detmer 1992: Klingler 1993: Vargas 1994: Walsh 1995: Maxwell 1996: Wallwork 1997: Leaf 1998: Rattay 1999: Rattay 2000: Weinke 2001: Da. Carr 2002: Kingsbury 2003: Symons 2004: Cumbie 2005: Brennan 2006: Brennan 2007: Harrell 2008: Harrell 2009: Keenum 2010: Moniz 2011: Keenum 2012: Florence 2013: De. Carr 2014: Doughty 2015: Doughty 2016: Mahomes 2017: Rudolph 2018: Haskins 2019: Burrow 2020: Jones 2021: Zappe 2022: A. Reed 2023: Penix

NCAA major college football annual passing yards leaders

1937: Patterson
1938: O'Brien
1939: Eakin
1940: Supulski
1941: Schwenk
1942: Governali
1943: Hoernschemeyer
1944: Rickards
1945: Dekdebrun
1946: Layne
1947: Enke
1948: Heath
1949: O'Malley
1950: Heinrich
1951: Klosterman
1952: Bratkowski
1953: Garrett
1954: Larson
1955: Welsh
1956: Brodie
1957: Grosscup
1958: Duncan
1959: Norman
1960: Snead
1961: Miller
1962: Mira
1963: Trull
1964: Rhome
1965: Anderson
1966: M. Reed
1967: Olivas
1968: Cook
1969: Shaw
1970: Plunkett
1971: Huff
1972: Strock
1973: Freitas
1974: Bartkowski
1975: Penrose
1976: Nielsen
1977: Williams
1978: Ford
1979: Wilson
1980: McMahon
1981: King
1982: Dillon
1983: Young
1984: Bosco
1985: Bosco
1986: Perez
1987: Santos
1988: Mitchell
1989: Ware
1990: Detmer
1991: Detmer
1992: Klingler
1993: Vargas
1994: Walsh
1995: Maxwell
1996: Wallwork
1997: Leaf
1998: Rattay
1999: Rattay
2000: Weinke
2001: Da. Carr
2002: Kingsbury
2003: Symons
2004: Cumbie
2005: Brennan
2006: Brennan
2007: Harrell
2008: Harrell
2009: Keenum
2010: Moniz
2011: Keenum
2012: Florence
2013: De. Carr
2014: Doughty
2015: Doughty
2016: Mahomes
2017: Rudolph
2018: Haskins
2019: Burrow
2020: Jones
2021: Zappe
2022: A. Reed
2023: Penix

v t e Arkansas Razorbacks starting quarterbacks
Steve Creekmore J. L. Carter Gene Davidson Jack Robbins (1935–1937) Kay Eakin (1938–1939) Louis Ramsay (1940-1941) Bud Canada (1945) Aubrey Fowler (1946) Ken Holland (1947) Gordon Long (1948) Don Logue (1949) Jim Rinehart (1950) Lamar McHan (1951–1953) George Walker (1954–1957) Don Christian (1956) James Monroe (1958–1959) George McKinney (1960–1961) Billy Moore (1962) Bill Gray (1963) Fred Marshall (1964) Jon Brittenum (1965–1966) Ronnie Lee South (1967) Bill Montgomery (1968–1970) Joe Ferguson (1971–1972) Mike Kirkland (1973) Scott Bull (1974–1975) Ron Calcagni (1976–1978) Houston Nutt (1976) Kevin Scanlon (1979) Tom Jones (1980) Brad Taylor (1981–1984) Mark Calcagni (1985) Greg Thomas (1986) Quinn Grovey (1987–1990) Jason Allen (1991) Barry Lunney Jr. (1992–1995) Pete Burks (1996) Clint Stoerner (1997–1999) Robby Hampton (2000) Zak Clark (2001) Matt Jones (2002–2004) Robert Johnson (2005–2006) Casey Dick (2005–2008) Mitch Mustain (2006) Nathan Dick (2008) Ryan Mallett (2009–2010) Tyler Wilson (2011–2012) Brandon Allen (2012–2015) A. J. Derby (2013) Austin Allen (2016–2017) Cole Kelley (2017–2018) Ty Storey (2018) Connor Noland (2018) Ben Hicks (2019) Nick Starkel (2019) John Stephen Jones (2019) KJ Jefferson (2019–2023) Jack Lindsey (2019) Feleipe Franks (2020) Cade Fortin (2022) Malik Hornsby (2022) Taylen Green (2024)

Arkansas Razorbacks starting quarterbacks

Steve Creekmore
J. L. Carter
Gene Davidson
Jack Robbins (1935–1937)
Kay Eakin (1938–1939)
Louis Ramsay (1940-1941)
Bud Canada (1945)
Aubrey Fowler (1946)
Ken Holland (1947)
Gordon Long (1948)
Don Logue (1949)
Jim Rinehart (1950)
Lamar McHan (1951–1953)
George Walker (1954–1957)
Don Christian (1956)
James Monroe (1958–1959)
George McKinney (1960–1961)
Billy Moore (1962)
Bill Gray (1963)
Fred Marshall (1964)
Jon Brittenum (1965–1966)
Ronnie Lee South (1967)
Bill Montgomery (1968–1970)
Joe Ferguson (1971–1972)
Mike Kirkland (1973)
Scott Bull (1974–1975)
Ron Calcagni (1976–1978)
Houston Nutt (1976)
Kevin Scanlon (1979)
Tom Jones (1980)
Brad Taylor (1981–1984)
Mark Calcagni (1985)
Greg Thomas (1986)
Quinn Grovey (1987–1990)
Jason Allen (1991)
Barry Lunney Jr. (1992–1995)
Pete Burks (1996)
Clint Stoerner (1997–1999)
Robby Hampton (2000)
Zak Clark (2001)
Matt Jones (2002–2004)
Robert Johnson (2005–2006)
Casey Dick (2005–2008)
Mitch Mustain (2006)
Nathan Dick (2008)
Ryan Mallett (2009–2010)
Tyler Wilson (2011–2012)
Brandon Allen (2012–2015)
A. J. Derby (2013)
Austin Allen (2016–2017)
Cole Kelley (2017–2018)
Ty Storey (2018)
Connor Noland (2018)
Ben Hicks (2019)
Nick Starkel (2019)
John Stephen Jones (2019)
KJ Jefferson (2019–2023)
Jack Lindsey (2019)
Feleipe Franks (2020)
Cade Fortin (2022)
Malik Hornsby (2022)
Taylen Green (2024)

v t e 1940 NFL draft first-round selections
George Cafego George McAfee Kay Eakin Banks McFadden Olie Cordill Doyle Nave Bulldog Turner Ed Boell Hal Van Every Grenny Lansdell

v t e Pittsburgh Steelers first-round draft picks
Formerly the Pittsburgh Pirates (1933–1939)
Shakespeare Basrak White Eakin Dudley Daley Podesto Duhart Blanchard Bechtol D. Edwards Gage Chandnois Avinger Modzelewski Marchibroda Lattner Varrichione Glick Davis Dawson Spikes Ferguson Martha Leftridge Taylor Greene Bradshaw Lewis F. Harris Thomas Swann Brown Cunningham Cole R. Johnson Hawthorne Malone Gary Abercrombie Rivera Lipps Sims Rienstra Woodson A. Jones Worley Ricketts Green Richardson Searcy Figures C. Johnson Bruener Stephens Scott Faneca T. Edwards Burress Hampton Simmons Polamalu Roethlisberger Miller Holmes Timmons Mendenhall Hood Pouncey Heyward DeCastro J. Jones Shazier Dupree Burns Watt Edmunds Bush N. Harris Pickett B. Jones Fautanu

Pittsburgh Steelers first-round draft picks

Formerly the Pittsburgh Pirates (1933–1939)

v t e Pittsburgh Steelers 1940 NFL draft selections
Kay Eakin Ralph Wenzel George Kiick Frank "Pop" Ivy Clark Goff Frank Bykowski Pete Cignetti Carl Nery Dick Boisseau Paul Shu Cary Cox Rocco Pirro John Noppenberg Nick Stublar Leon Gajecki Mickey Sullivan Seaton Daly Thad Harvey Marvin Katzenstein

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