Jim Kekeris Explained

Jim Kekeris
Number:77, 72
Position:Tackle
Birth Date:17 October 1923
Birth Place:St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
Death Place:Columbia, Missouri, U.S.
Height Ft:6
Height In:1
Weight Lbs:257
High School:McKinley (MO)
College:Missouri
Draftyear:1947
Draftround:3
Draftpick:14
Pastteams:
Highlights:
Statlabel1:Games played
Statvalue1:15
Statlabel2:Games started
Statvalue2:2
Pfr:KekeJi20

James J. Kekeris (October 17, 1923 – September 15, 1997) was a player in the National Football League (NFL).

Biography

Kekeris was born on October 17, 1923, in St. Louis, Missouri.[1]

Career

Kekeris was drafted in the third round of the 1947 NFL draft by the Detroit Lions and would play that season with the Philadelphia Eagles. The following season, he played with the Green Bay Packers.

He played at the collegiate level at the University of Missouri and is an inductee in the university's Intercollegiate Athletics Hall of Fame.[2]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Jim Kekeris Stats. Pro-Football-Reference.com.
  2. Web site: General - Story Archives.