Virgil Rayburn

American football player (1910–1991)

American football player

Virgil RayburnPersonal information

Born:| (1910-08-04)August 4, 1910
Pulaski, Tennessee, U.S.
Died:| June 15, 1991(1991-06-15) (aged 80)
Osceola, Arkansas, U.S.
Height:| 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:| 180 lb (82 kg)
Career information
High school:| Dyersburg
College:| University of Tennessee
Position:| End
Career history

* Tennessee Volunteers (1930–32)
* Brooklyn Dodgers (1933)

Career highlights and awards
Championships

* 1 SoCon (1932)

Honors

* Second-team All-American (1932)
* First-team All-SoCon (1932)

Stats at Pro Football Reference

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 in the 1933 season.

## References

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1. ^ "Van Rayburn". Database Football. Archived from the original on December 23, 2014.
2. ^ "Van Rayburn Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved February 25, 2024.
3. ^ "All-Southern 11 Is Picked". Ironwood Daily Globe. December 1, 1932.
4. ^ Graham, Dillon (December 1, 1932). "Zimmerman, Hitchcock, and Gracey Lead Poll Among Sport Writers". The Evening Independent – via Google News.
5. ^ "An All American Team: New York Sun Selects Two Players from Army and Purdue". Emporia Gazette. November 26, 1932.

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1932 College Football All-Southern Team composite selections

Backfield|

* QB Jimmy Hitchcock
* HB Don Zimmerman
* HB Beattie Feathers
* FB Johnny Cain

Line|

* E Virgil Rayburn
* E David Ariail
* T Tex Leyendecker
* T Fred Crawford
* G Thomas Hupke
* G John Scafide
* C Clarence Gracey

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