Johnny Treadwell
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John C Treadwell (May 19, 1941 โ December 14, 2014) was an American football player.
Treadwell was born in
offensive guard and linebacker positions for the Texas Longhorns football team from 1960 to 1962.[2] He was a consensus first-team guard on the 1962 All-America team,[3][4] and was also named an Academic All-American in 1962 and 1963.[5] The Houston Post named him the Most Valuable Player on defense in the Southwest Conference
for 1962, and he played in the 1963 Hula Bowl.
Treadwell later worked as a veterinarian for almost 40 years. He suffered from chronic traumatic encephalopathy, caused by repetitive brain trauma, in his later years. He died in 2014 of natural causes at age 73.[6][5]
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- ^ "Football Award Winners" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). 2016. p. 9. Retrieved October 21, 2017.
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