Rex Boggan
 Boggan from 1955 Ole Miss | |||
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| Position: | Defensive tackle | ||
| Personal information | |||
| Born: | March 27, 1930 Tupelo, Mississippi, U.S. | ||
| Died: | December 8, 1985 (aged 55) Spartanburg, South Carolina, U.S. | ||
| Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||
| Weight: | 235 lb (107 kg) | ||
| Career information | |||
| High school: | Memphis (TN) Technical | ||
| College: | Ole Miss | ||
| NFL draft: | 1952 / Round: 20 / Pick: 239 | ||
| Career history | |||
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Rex Reed Boggan (March 27, 1930 – December 8, 1985) was an American football player.
Boggan was born in Tupelo, Mississippi, in 1930. He attended Memphis Technical High School in Memphis, Tennessee.[1]
He attended the
AP poll. He was selected by the Associated Press as a first-team player on its 1954 All-America college football team.[5]
Boggan was drafted by the
1952 NFL Draft and played for the Giants during the 1955 season at the defensive tackle position.[6] He appeared in 11 NFL games, all of them as a starter.[1] In August 1956, a large calcium deposit fused the two major bones in his right leg. The condition ended his football career.[7]
Boggan died in 1985 after suffering a heart attack at his home in Spartanburg, South Carolina.[2]
References
- ^ a b c "Rex Boggan". Pro Football Archives. Retrieved June 25, 2022.
- ^ Newspapers.com.
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- ISBN 1401337031.
- ^ "Rex Boggan". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 8, 2015.
- Newspapers.com.