Freddie Summers Explained

Freddie Summers
Number:20
Position:Defensive back
Birth Date:16 February 1947
Birth Place:Columbia, South Carolina, U.S.
Death Place:Randolph, Massachusetts, U.S.
Height Ft:6
Height In:1
Weight Lbs:180
High School:Dorchester (MA)
College:Wake Forest
Draftyear:1969
Draftround:4
Draftpick:98
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Pfr:S/SummFr20

Freddie S. Summers (born February 16, 1947) was a former American football defensive back who played three seasons with the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Cleveland Browns in the fourth round of the 1969 NFL/AFL draft. He first enrolled at McCook Community College before transferring to Wake Forest University, where he played quarterback.[1] Summers attended Dorchester High School in Dorchester, Boston, Massachusetts.[2] On June 15, 1972, he was traded to the New York Giants in exchange for the Giants second pick in the 1973 NFL draft.[3] He was placed on injured waivers on August 30, 1972.[4] [5]

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  1. Web site: Among a group of ground-breaking African American football players at Wake, a star QB . newsobserver.com . August 20, 2017 . September 5, 2017 . Jacobs, Barry . bot: unknown . https://web.archive.org/web/20170906024314/http://www.newsobserver.com/sports/college/acc/article168280867.html . September 6, 2017 .
  2. Web site: FREDDIE SUMMERS . profootballarchives.com . May 1, 2015 . September 9, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150909100108/http://www.profootballarchives.com/summ01000.html . dead .
  3. News: Grid Giants Obtain Browns' Gregory . The Central New Jersey Home News . June 16, 1972 . . September 16, 2017 . 21.
  4. News: Jets, Giants slice . . August 31, 1972 . . September 5, 2017 . 55.
  5. News: Giants Not Taking Eagles Lightly in Jaycees Battle . . September 1, 1972 . September 16, 2017 . 43.