Earl Putnam

American football player (1932–2006)

American football player

Earl PutnamPersonal information

Born:| (1932-01-10)January 10, 1932
Cincinnati
Died:| February 19, 2006(2006-02-19) (aged 74)
Phoenix, Arizona
Height:| 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Weight:| 308 lb (140 kg)
Career information
High school:| Hughes (OH)
College:| Arizona State
Position:| Center
NFL Draft:| 1954 / Round: 5 / Pick: 52
Career history

* Hamilton Tiger-Cats (1956)
* Chicago Cardinals (1957)

Player stats at PFR

Earl Robert Putnam (January 10, 1932 – February 19, 2006) was an American football center who played college football for Arizona State and professional football in the National Football League (NFL) for the Chicago Cardinals during the 1957 season. He appeared in a total of 12 NFL games, all of them as a starter.

## Early years[edit]

Putnam was born in 1932 in Cincinnati and attended Hughes High School in that city. He then played college football at Arizona State.[1]

## Professional football[edit]

He was drafted by the New York Giants with the 52nd overall pick in the 1954 NFL Draft.[1] He served in the Army and played for the Fort Ord football team in 1953.[2] He was the biggest man ever signed by the Giants at the time,[3] and the biggest man in professional football in 1955, at 6 feet, 6 inches, and 310 pounds,[4][5] but did not appear in any regular season games for the Giants.[1] He signed with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League (CFL) and appeared in one game for Hamilton in 1956. He then signed with the Chicago Cardinals and started 12 games during the 1957 season.[1][6]

## Later years[edit]

Putnam died in 2006 at age 74.[1]

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b c d e "Earl Putnam Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 10, 2021.
2. ^ "Grid Giants Snare 2 Ends in Draft". New York Daily News. January 29, 1954.
3. ^ "Joins Giants". The Bangor Daily News. July 8, 1954 - via Newspapers.com.
4. ^ "untitled". Greensburg Daily News. March 7, 1956. p. 7 - via Newspapers.com.
5. ^ "Big Earl Putnam Shows Strength in N.Y. Drill". The San Bernardino Sun. July 28, 1956 - via Newspapers.com.
6. ^ "Earl Putnam". Pro Football Archives. Retrieved September 10, 2021.

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* Jim Swan
* George Rice
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* Gene Snipes
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* Joe Collier
* Pete Mangum
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