Dave Pureifory

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Dave Purifoy
No. 75, 68
Position:Defensive end,
Defensive tackle
Personal information
Born:(1949-07-12)July 12, 1949
Pensacola, Florida, U.S.
Died:March 5, 2009(2009-03-05) (aged 59)
Ann Arbor, Michigan, U.S.
Height:6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:260 lb (118 kg)
Career information
College:Eastern Michigan
NFL draft:1972 / Round: 6 / Pick: 142
Career history
Career highlights and awards
  • 2× Second-team
    Little All-American (1970, 1971
    )
Career NFL statistics
Sacks:61.0
Safeties:1
Fumble recoveries:6
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

Dave Pureifory (July 12, 1949 – March 5, 2009) was a professional American football defensive end and defensive tackle for three teams in an eleven-year career in the National Football League (NFL).

Early life

Pureifory was born in Pensacola, Florida, and grew up in Ecorse, Michigan. Following his graduation from Ecorse High School in 1968, he attended college at Eastern Michigan University, where he played football. He received first-team honors on the 1970 Little All-America college football team.[1]

Football career

He was drafted in the 6th round of the

extra point attempts, Pureifory was successful twice;.[3][2]

The Packers traded Pureifory to the

1979 sixth-round pick.[citation needed] [4] The Patriots released him prior to the 1978 season. He was picked up by the Cincinnati Bengals, but went to the Detroit Lions mid-season as a free agent. It was in Detroit where he saw his greatest success, starting every game he played there,[5] and winning Detroit's Most Valuable Defensive Player honors in 1980.[6] While having one of his best seasons in 1982, Pureifory sustained leg injuries that ended his NFL career. Nonetheless, he later played with the Michigan Panthers and Birmingham Stallions of the United States Football League
.

Post-football career

In 1981 Purifory was elected to Eastern Michigan’s Athletic Hall of Fame. He died March 5, 2009, in Ypsilanti, Michigan, from pancreatic cancer at the age of 59.[citation needed]

Notes and references

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  2. ^ a b http://www.greenbaypressgazette.com/article/20090308/PKR01/90308019/1057/PKR&located=RSS[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ "Packers.com » History » All Time Roster » Player » Dave Pureifory". Archived from the original on March 28, 2009. Retrieved March 12, 2009.
  4. ^ "May 2, 1978: Packers draft full of surprises". Packers News.
  5. ^ "Dave Pureifory Stats | Pro-Football-Reference.com". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
  6. ^ Free P [dead link]
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