Paul Duke | |
Birth Date: | 24 September 1924 |
Birth Place: | DeKalb County, Georgia, U.S. |
Death Place: | Austell, Georgia, U.S. |
Position1: | Center |
Height Ft: | 6 |
Height In: | 1 |
Weight Lb: | 210 |
College: | Georgia Tech |
Nfldraftedyear: | 1946 |
Nfldraftedround: | 4 / Pick 30 (By the New York Giants) |
Playing Years1: | 1947 |
Playing Team1: | New York Yankees |
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Databasefootball: | DUKEPAU01 |
Paul Anderson Duke (September 24, 1924March 24, 2009) was an American professional football center in the All-America Football Conference (AAFC). He played for the New York Yankees (1947).
Born in DeKalb County, Georgia, he played collegiately for the Georgia Tech football team and was selected to the All-Southeastern Conference and All-American teams. While at Georgia Tech he was a member of the Chi Phi Fraternity. He was inducted into the Georgia Tech Hall of Fame in 1963.[1]