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Position: | Linebacker |
Personal information | |
Born: | Jacksonville, Florida, U.S. | September 27, 1947
Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
Weight: | 235 lb (107 kg) |
Career information | |
High school: | Boys Town |
College: | Nebraska |
NFL draft: | 1970 / Round: 7 / Pick: 175 |
Career history | |
Career highlights and awards | |
Kenneth Geddes (born September 27, 1947) is a former American football linebacker who played mainly for the Los Angeles Rams, in an eight-year career that lasted from 1971 to 1978 in the National Football League (NFL).[1]
Geddes came to Boys Town from Jacksonville, Florida after the passing of his mother. Leaving behind all he knew, including 17 siblings, he found his place at Boys Town. Geddes excelled as an athlete. He earned All-American and All-State honors.
Geddes played college football at University of Nebraska[1] and was selected by the Detroit Lions in the seventh round of the 1970 NFL draft.
References
[edit]- ^ a b Murtaugh, Jerry; Sheil, Jimmy; Rosenthal, Brian; Achola, George; Brashaw, Brian (2015). If These Walls Could Talk: Nebraska Cornhuskers: Stories From the Nebraska Cornhuskers Sideline, Locker Room, and Press Box. Triumph Books. p. 65. ISBN 9781633193307. Retrieved February 17, 2016.