Don Durdan
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Half back Defensive back |
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| Date of birth: | September 21, 1920 | ||||||||
| Place of birth: | Arcata, California | ||||||||
| Date of death: | June 28, 1971 (aged 50) | ||||||||
| Place of death: | Corvallis, Oregon | ||||||||
| Height: | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 175 lb (79 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Eureka (CA) | ||||||||
| College: | Oregon State | ||||||||
| Undrafted: | 1943 | ||||||||
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| Rushing att–yards: | 33–134 |
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| Receptions–yards: | 2–27 |
| Touchdowns: | 1 |
| Player stats at NFL.com | |
Donald Edgar Durdan (September 21, 1920 – June 28, 1971) was a professional American football and basketball player.
Durdan was born in Arcata, California and attended Eureka High School, where he played running back on the high school football team. In 1935, Durdan's team was not only undefeated, but they did not allow their opponents to score a single point.
Durdan went on to Oregon State, where he started in baseball, basketball, and football, and was a member of Pacific Coast Conference championship teams in each sport. He was named an All-American in basketball in his senior year of 1943.
In 1941, the Beavers football team won the Pacific Coast Conference and a berth in the 1942 Rose Bowl against the undefeated Duke Blue Devils. With the United States' entry into World War II, concern about a Japanese attack on the West Coast brought a relocation of the game to Duke's home stadium in Durham, North Carolina. In spite of the fact that Duke was favored by two touchdowns, the Beavers pulled off a major upset, winning 20–16. Durdan, who showed his all-around skill by rushing for 54 yards and a touchdown, passing, and punting, was named the game's most valuable player. This remains the only Beavers' Rose Bowl victory.
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