Ken Kavanaugh
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| Ken Kavanaugh | |
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| Date of birth | November 23, 1916 |
| Place of birth | Little Rock, Arkansas |
| Date of death | January 25, 2007 |
| Place of death | Sarasota, Florida |
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Weight | 207 lb (94 kg) |
| Position(s) | E |
| College | LSU |
| NFL Draft | 1940 / Round 3 / Pick 22 |
| Career Highlights | |
| Awards | 1939 SEC Most Valuable Player |
| Records | -Bears most career touchdown receptions (50) -Bears most single-season |
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| Team(s) | |
| 1940-50 | Chicago Bears |
| College Hall of Fame | |
Ken Kavanaugh (November 23, 1916-January 25, 2007) was an American football player, coach and scout. He played college football at LSU Tigers, where he was named Most Valuable Player of the Southeastern Conference in 1939. He was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 1963.
After college, Kavanaugh played in the National Football League for the Chicago Bears. His career was interrupted by World War II where he was a pilot in the European theater. He flew 30 missions and was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross and the Air Medal with four oak leaf clusters.[1]
After the war, he continued his career with the Bears. Kavanaugh spent a total of eight seasons in Chicago.
Kavanaugh was hired by the New York Giants in 1955 as an assistant coach. He continued in that position until 1971 when he became a scout for the Giants. He retired from football in 1999.
Kavanaugh died of complications from pneumonia on January 25, 2007 in Sarasota, Florida.[2]
[edit] References
- ^ http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/F/FBN_OBIT_KAVANAUGH?SITE=KFWB&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT
- ^ LSU, NFL Hall of Famer Ken Kavanaugh, 90, Dies
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| Persondata | |
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| NAME | Kavanaugh, Ken |
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| SHORT DESCRIPTION | CHOF player, NFL '40s All-Decade Team |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1916-11-23 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Little Rock, Arkansas |
| DATE OF DEATH | 2007-01-25 |
| PLACE OF DEATH | Sarasota, Florida |
