Lem Harkey Explained

Lem Harkey
Position1:Fullback
Birth Date:7 January 1934
Birth Place:Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S.
Death Place:San Antonio, Texas, U.S.
Number:32
College:College of Emporia
High School:Douglass High School (Oklahoma City)
Height Ft:6
Height In:1
Weight Lbs:205
Nfldraftedyear:1955
Nfldraftedround:6
Nfldraftedpick:66
Nfldraftedteam:Pittsburgh Steelers
Playing Years1:1955
Playing Team1:San Francisco 49ers

Lem Harkey Jr. (January 7, 1934  - July 3, 2004) was an American football fullback. He played for San Francisco 49ers in 1955. He played college football for the College of Emporia Fighting Presbies in Emporia, Kansas.[1]

In college, Harkey was all-conference and all-American at College of Emporia as a fullback and averaged 8.2 yards per carry through all his college years. In 1953, his senior year, he led the nation with 168 yards per game.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Lem Harkey Jr.. Pro Football Reference. March 16, 2013.
  2. Web site: Athletic Hall of Fame. College of Emporia. March 16, 2013. December 21, 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20121221122353/http://www.c-of-e.org/athletic-hall-fame. dead.