Virgil Rayburn Explained

Virgil Rayburn
Position:	End
Birth Date:	4 August 1910
Birth Place:	Pulaski, Tennessee, U.S.
Death Place:	Osceola, Arkansas, U.S.
Pastteams:	Tennessee Volunteers (1930–32) Brooklyn Dodgers (1933)
College:	University of Tennessee
High School:	Dyersburg
Height Ft:	6
Height In:	1
Weight Lbs:	180
Highlights:	Championships 1 SoCon (1932) Honors Second-team All-American (1932) First-team All-SoCon (1932)

Virgil Homer "Van" Rayburn (August 4, 1910 – June 15, 1991) was an American football end in the National Football League (NFL).^{[1] [2]} Rayburn played college football for the Tennessee Volunteers of the University of Tennessee, where he was selected All-Southern.^{[3] [4]} Rayburn was also selected a second-team All-American by the New York Sun.^[5] He played one year for the Brooklyn Dodgers.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Van Rayburn . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141223222010/http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=RAYBUVAN01 . December 23, 2014 . Database Football.
2. Web site: Van Rayburn Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College . February 25, 2024 . . en.
3. News: December 1, 1932 . All-Southern 11 Is Picked . Ironwood Daily Globe.
4. News: Graham . Dillon . December 1, 1932 . Zimmerman, Hitchcock, and Gracey Lead Poll Among Sport Writers . The Evening Independent . Google News.
5. News: November 26, 1932 . An All American Team: New York Sun Selects Two Players from Army and Purdue . Emporia Gazette.