American football player
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Position: | Tackle | ||||
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Born: | (1914-11-25)November 25, 1914 Ringgold, Louisiana, U.S. | ||||
Died: | February 12, 1959(1959-02-12) (aged 44) Wilmington, Delaware, U.S. | ||||
Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||
Weight: | 220 lb (100 kg) | ||||
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High school: | Ringgold (LA) | ||||
College: | Louisiana Tech | ||||
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Herschel Orine "Wimpy" Giddens (November 25, 1914 – February 12, 1959) was an American football tackle who played in the National Football League for the Philadelphia Eagles in 1938 and the Boston Yanks in 1944. He died on February 12, 1959, at his home in Wilmington, Delaware, after a short illness.
References
- The ESPN Pro Football Encyclopedia (first ed.). Sterling Publishing. 2007. ISBN 978-1-4027-4216-3.
- "Former Tech Athlete Dies". Ruston Daily Leader. February 24, 1959 – via NewspaperArchive.
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