Keith Flowers

American football player (1930–1993)

American football player

Keith Flowers

Flowers on a 1952 Bowman football card

No. 50, 64
Position:| Center / Linebacker
Personal information
Born:| (1930-04-24)April 24, 1930
Perryton, Texas, U.S.
Died:| November 12, 1993(1993-11-12) (aged 63)
Plano, Texas, U.S.
Height:| 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight:| 211 lb (96 kg)
Career information
High school:| Perryton (Texas)
College:| TCU (1948–1951)
NFL draft:| 1952: 11th round, 130th pick
Career history

* Detroit Lions (1952)
* Dallas Texans (1952)
* Baltimore Colts (1953)*

* Offseason and/or practice squad member only

Career highlights and awards

* First-team All-American (1951)
* First-team All-SWC (1951)

Career NFL statistics
| Games played:| 9

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Games started:| 3
Interceptions:| 1
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Keith Duane Flowers (April 24, 1930 – November 12, 1993) was an American professional football player who played one season in the National Football League (NFL) with the Detroit Lions and Dallas Texans. He was selected by the Lions in the eleventh round of the 1952 NFL draft after playing college football at Texas Christian University.

## Early life and college

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Keith Duane Flowers was born on April 24, 1930, in Perryton, Texas.[1] He attended Perryton High School in Perryton.[1]

Flowers was a member of the TCU Horned Frogs of Texas Christian University from 1948 to 1951 and a three-year letterman from 1949 to 1951.[1] As a senior in 1951, he was named a first-team All-American defensive center by both the Associated Press (AP) and Chicago Tribune.[2][3] He was also named first-team All-Southwest Conference at linebacker by the AP in 1951.[4]

## Professional career

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Flowers was selected by the Detroit Lions in the 11th round, with the 130th overall pick, of the 1952 NFL draft.[5] He played in three games for the Lions during the 1952 season before being released on October 23, 1952.[6][5]

Flowers signed with the Dallas Texans of the NFL on November 5, 1952.[6] He appeared in six games, starting three, for the Texans in 1952, converting three of five extra points and intercepting one pass for 16 yards.[5] The Texans folded after the 1952 season and the team's assets were awarded to the Baltimore Colts. Flowers was released by the Colts in 1953.[6]

## Personal life

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Flowers died on November 12, 1993, in Plano, Texas.[1]

## References

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1. ^ a b c d "Keith Flowers". Pro Football Archives. Retrieved March 29, 2025.
2. ^ "AP's All-American Grid Team". Greeley Daily Tribune. December 7, 1951.
3. ^ Arch Ward (December 9, 1951). "PLAYERS NAME 1951 ALL-AMERICA TEAMS: Football Stars Who Rate as Nation's Best Offensive Group--Their Opponents Say So! RICHTER OF CALIFORNIA MAKES BOTH UNITS; KAZMAIER HONORED". Chicago Daily Tribune. Archived from the original on March 3, 2012. Retrieved September 24, 2010.
4. ^ "Brothers Make All-Southwest". Kentucky New Era. December 3, 1951. p. 9.
5. ^ a b c "Keith Flowers". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved March 29, 2025.
6. ^ a b c "Keith Flowers Transactions". Pro Football Archives. Retrieved March 29, 2025.

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Detroit Lions 1952 NFL draft selections

* Yale Lary
* Pat Summerall
* Bob Miller
* Gordon Cooper
* Wes Gardner
* Tom Dublinski
* Sherman "Sonny" Gandee
* Steve Dowden
* Keith Flowers
* Jim Roshto
* Carroll McDonald
* Ray Oliverson
* John Burgamy
* Hank Lauricella
* Stan Campbell
* Blaine Earon
* Gil Mains
* Arnold "Showboat" Boykin
* Jim David
* Hal Maxwell
* Bob Werckle
* Byron Bailey
* Buddy Terry
* Bob Trout
* Hal Turner
* Art Hudson
* Ray Don Dillon

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