Don Samuel

Don Samuel

Samuel in 1949 with Steelers
No. 88
Position:	Defensive back, halfback
Personal information
Born:	(1924-02-16)February 16, 1924 Hood River, Oregon, U.S.
Died:	November 23, 2010(2010-11-23) (aged 86) Portland, Oregon, U.S.
Height:	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight:	190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
High school:	Hood River (OR)
College:	Oregon State
NFL draft:	1946 / Round: 3 / Pick: 25
Career history
Pittsburgh Steelers (1949-1950)
Career NFL statistics
Games: 6
Player stats at PFR

Donald Allen Samuel (February 16, 1924 – November 23, 2010) was an American football player who played at the defensive back and halfback positions.

Early years

Samuel was born in Hood River, Oregon, in 1924. He graduated from Hood River High School in 1942 and enrolled at Oregon State College where he played college football for the Oregon State Beavers in the fall of 1942. His college education was interrupted by service in the Navy during World War II. While in the Navy, he played for the 1943 Iowa Pre-Flight Seahawks football team that compiled a 9–1 record (the sole looss by one point to national champion Notre Dame) and was ranked No. 2 in the final AP poll. He earned his pilots' wings five months after the war ended.^[1]

After the war, Samuel returned to Oregon State where he played for the 1946 and 1947, and 1948 Oregon State Beavers football teams. He was also captain of the 1948 team. He graduated from Oregon State in 1948 with a business degree.^[2]

Professional football

Samuel was selected by the

Samuel married Opal Boyle in 1948. He worked as an insurance agent for State Far for 32 year until his retirement in 1986. He died in 2010 at age 86 at the Encore Senior Village in Portland, Oregon.^[2]

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