Fred Thurston
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| Position: | Guard | ||
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| Date of birth: | December 29, 1933 | ||
| Place of birth: | Altoona, Wisconsin | ||
| Date of death: | December 14, 2014 (aged 80) | ||
| Place of death: | Green Bay, Wisconsin | ||
| Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||
| Weight: | 247 lb (112 kg) | ||
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| High school: | Altoona (WI) | ||
| College: | Valparaiso | ||
| NFL Draft: | 1956 / Round: 5 / Pick: 54 | ||
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| Games: | 116 |
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Frederick Charles "Fuzzy" Thurston (December 29, 1933 – December 14, 2014) was an American football player who played for the Baltimore Colts and the Green Bay Packers.
Born and raised in the small western Wisconsin town of Altoona, Thurston accepted a basketball scholarship to Valparaiso University in northwest Indiana, and didn't play collegiate football for the Crusaders until his junior season (1954). He led Valparaiso to an Indiana Collegiate Conference title and was twice selected All-American. Thurston was also named All-Conference for the 1954 and 1955 seasons, while being named the conference's top lineman in 1955. He was selected by the Philadelphia Eagles in the fifth round of the 1956 NFL draft.
He was a key member of the Packers' offensive line during the team's glory years under coach Vince Lombardi, when they won five NFL Championships and the first two Super Bowls. Often paired with fellow guard Jerry Kramer, he led the Packers' vaunted Lombardi power sweep running attack. Thurston was named to the 1961 and 1962 All-Pro teams. Prior to joining the Packers, Thurston played the 1958 season with the NFL champion Baltimore Colts. Along with two former Packer teammates—Herb Adderley and Forrest Gregg—Thurston is one of only three players in pro football history to play on six World Championship teams. He was inducted into the Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame in January 1975.
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