Gene Prebola | |
Number: | 89, 88 |
Position: | Tight end |
Birth Date: | 30 June 1938 |
Birth Place: | Bronx, New York, U.S. |
Death Place: | Morristown, New Jersey, U.S. |
Height Ft: | 6 |
Height In: | 3 |
Weight Lbs: | 225 |
High School: | West New York (NJ) Memorial |
College: | Boston University |
Draftyear: | 1960 |
Draftround: | 19 |
Draftpick: | 219 |
Afldraftyear: | 1960 |
Afldraftround: | 2 Pick: First Selections (by the Houston Oilers) |
Pastteams: | |
Pfr: | P/PrebGe00 |
Eugene Nicholas Prebola (June 30, 1938 – December 10, 2021) was an American football tight end who played four seasons in the American Football League (AFL) with the Oakland Raiders and Denver Broncos. He was drafted by the Detroit Lions in the 19th round of the 1960 NFL draft. Prebola played college football at Boston University and attended Memorial High School in West New York, New Jersey.[1] He was inducted into the Boston University Hall of Fame in 1991.[2]
Prebola died on December 10, 2021, at the age of 83.[3]