Derrell Palmer
Palmer during his Browns career
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| Position: | Tackle | ||||
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| Date of birth: | August 27, 1922 | ||||
| Place of birth: | Breckenridge, Texas | ||||
| Date of death: | February 22, 2009 (aged 86) | ||||
| Place of death: | Cleburne, Texas | ||||
| Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||
| Weight: | 240 lb (109 kg) | ||||
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| High school: | Mount St. Michael, The Bronx | ||||
| College: | Texas Christian | ||||
| NFL Draft: | 1943 / Round: 6 / Pick: 49 | ||||
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| Games: | 95 |
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Derrell Palmer (August 27, 1922 – February 22, 2009) was an American football tackle who played eight seasons in the All-America Football Conference (AAFC) and in the National Football League (NFL), mainly with the Cleveland Browns.
Palmer grew up in Texas and played college football at Texas Christian University, where he became the defensive captain and was named an All-American in 1943. After three years in the U.S. Marines, Palmer began his professional career with the New York Yankees in the AAFC. The Yankees won their division in 1946 and 1947, but lost in the AAFC championship game both years to the Browns. Palmer was traded to the Browns before the 1949 season and remained with the team through 1953. Cleveland won the AAFC championship in 1949 and the NFL championship in 1950. After retiring in 1953, Palmer moved back to Texas and worked for Sherwin-Williams for 32 years. He was inducted into TCU's hall of fame in 1978. He died in 2009.
Palmer grew up in Breckenridge, Texas and played football, baseball and was on the track and field team at Albany High School near his hometown. He suffered a hip injury in high school, and doctors told him he would never play football again. Palmer, however, graduated and enrolled at Texas Christian University in Fort Worth, Texas, where he played college football for the TCU Horned Frogs.
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