Ed Flanagan (American football)
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| Position: | Center | ||||||||
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| Date of birth: | February 23, 1944 | ||||||||
| Place of birth: | San Bernardino, California | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 245 lb (111 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Altoona (PA) | ||||||||
| College: | Purdue | ||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 1965 / Round: 5 / Pick: 64 | ||||||||
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| Games: | 165 |
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| Started: | 164 |
| Fumbles recovered: | 7 |
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Edward Joseph Flanagan (born February 23, 1944) is a former American Football center. He played college football at Purdue University and professional football in the National Football League (NFL) for the Detroit Lions from 1965 to 1974 and for the San Diego Chargers from 1975 to 1976. He was selected to four Pro Bowls.
Flanagan was born in 1944 in San Bernardino, California. His family moved to Altoona, Pennsylvania, where Flanagan played football under coach Earl Strohm at Altoona High School. When he was inducted into the Blair County Sports Hall of Fame in 1987, Flanagan noted that he had not been a star player in high school and was not a starter until his senior year.
Flanagan played college football at Purdue University from 1962 to 1964. Flanagan grew from 190 pounds to 230 pounds between his freshman and sophomore year. During his sophomore and junior years, he played center on offense and linebacker on defense. As a senior, he was the starting center for the 1964 Purdue Boilermakers football team that featured Bob Griese at quarterback and compiled a 6–3 record and finished in third place in the Big Ten Conference. Flanagan was selected by the conference coaches for the United Press International as the second-team center on the 1964 All-Big Ten Conference football team. He also played in the Blue-Gray Game and the Senior Bowl after his senior year.
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