George Hays (American football)
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Position: | Defensive end | ||||||||
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Born: | Glassport, Pennsylvania, U.S. | August 29, 1924||||||||
Died: | April 20, 2007 Elizabeth Township, Pennsylvania, U.S. | (aged 82)||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||
Weight: | 211 lb (96 kg) | ||||||||
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High school: | Glassport (Pennsylvania) | ||||||||
College: | St. Bonaventure | ||||||||
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George Hays (August 29, 1924 – April 20, 2007) was a defensive end in the National Football League.
Biography
[edit]Hays was born George William Hays in Glassport, Pennsylvania.[1] Hays was inducted into the Mon Valley Sports Hall of Fame on December 16, 1977, at the Big Ten Banquet.
Career
[edit]George Hays served in the US Army during World War II. He played football at the collegiate level at St. Bonaventure University. Then he spent three seasons (1950–1952) with the Pittsburgh Steelers, before playing his final season with the Green Bay Packers in 1953. He played as a defensive end for both teams.[2]
After his NFL career, he worked as a school teacher for the Elizabeth Forward School District. He also taught at Glassport High School, Monessen City School District, and Braddock High School. All four districts are located in southwestern Pennsylvania. He was also a football coach for the University of Dayton.
See also
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- 1924 births
- 2007 deaths
- People from Glassport, Pennsylvania
- Players of American football from Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
- Pittsburgh Steelers players
- Green Bay Packers players
- American football defensive ends
- High school football coaches in Pennsylvania
- Dayton Flyers football coaches
- United States Army soldiers
- United States Army personnel of World War II
- St. Bonaventure Brown Indians football players
- 20th-century American sportsmen
- American football defensive lineman, 1920s birth stubs