Fred Hyatt

Fred Hyatt
No. 88, 40
Date of birth	June 28, 1946
Place of birth	Roanoke, Alabama, U.S.
Date of death	June 27, 2022 (aged 75)
Place of death	Ocala, Florida, U.S.
Career information
Position(s)	Wide receiver
Height	6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight	200 lb (91 kg)
US college	Auburn
NFL draft	1968 / round: 2 / pick: 40
Drafted by	St. Louis Cardinals
Career history
As player
1968–1972	St. Louis Cardinals
1973	New Orleans Saints
1973	Washington Redskins
Career highlights and awards
	2× Second-team All-SEC (1966, 1967);
Career stats
	Playing stats at NFL.com; Playing stats at DatabaseFootball.com;

Freddie Phillip Hyatt (June 28, 1946 – June 27, 2022) was an American football wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL) for the St. Louis Cardinals, New Orleans Saints, and Washington Redskins.^[1] He played college football at Auburn University and was drafted by the Cardinals in the second round of the 1968 NFL/AFL draft.^[2] Hyatt died of open heart surgery in Ocala, Florida just one day before his 76th birthday.^[3]

References

^ Palmer, Pete; Pullis, Ken; Lahman, Sean; Silverman, Matthew; Gillette, Gary. The ESPN Pro Football Encyclopedia: First Edition, p. 334. ESPN Books, 2006. ISBN 978-1-4027-4216-3.
^ Palmer et al., p. 1407.
^ Dowell, Rosemarie. "Noted Athlete and Horseman Dies at 75". The Ocala Gazette. Retrieved August 19, 2022.

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