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| Position: | Tackle | ||||||
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| Born: | (1923-10-17)October 17, 1923 St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. | ||||||
| Died: | September 15, 1997(1997-09-15) (aged 73) Columbia, Missouri, U.S. | ||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||
| Weight: | 257 lb (117 kg) | ||||||
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| High school: | McKinley (St. Louis) | ||||||
| College: | Missouri | ||||||
| NFL draft: | 1947 / round: 3 / pick: 14 | ||||||
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James J. Kekeris (October 17, 1923 – September 15, 1997) was an American professional football player who was a tackle in the National Football League (NFL).
Biography
Kekeris was born on October 17, 1923, in St. Louis, Missouri.
Career
Kekeris was selected 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.
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