Donald R. Deskins Jr.
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)Brooklyn, New York, U.S. | |
| Died: | February 26, 2013 (aged 80) Ann Arbor, Michigan, U.S. |
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| Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Weight: | 240 lb (109 kg) |
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| High school: | Westbury (NY) |
| College: | Michigan |
| AFL draft: | 1960 / Round: 2 Pick: First Selections (by the Minneapolis AFL team) |
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| Player stats at NFL.com · PFR | |
Donald Richard Deskins Jr. (May 10, 1932 – February 26, 2013) was an
tackle for the Michigan Wolverines football teams in 1958 and 1959.[2][3] After receiving his bachelor's degree in 1960, he played professional football for the Oakland Raiders in their inaugural season in the American Football League.[4]
Deskins has published extensively. His works include:
- Letters to President Obama (2009), co-authored with Hanes Waltonand Josephine A. V. Allen
- Presidential Elections, 1789–2008, co-authored with Hanes Walton and Sherman Puckett
- Residential mobility of Negroes in Detroit, 1837-1965 (1972)
- Negro settlement in Ann Arbor (1962)
- Interaction patterns and the spatial form of the ghetto (1970), co-authored with David Ward and Harold M. Rose
- Geographical literature on the American Negro, 1949-1968 (1969)
Notes
- ^ Obituary at niefuneralhomes.com; retrieved March 8, 2024
- ^ "1958 Football Team -- University of Michigan Athletics".
- ^ "1959 Football Team -- University of Michigan Athletics".
- ^ "Don Deskins Stats".
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