Soltau on a 1952 Bowman football card
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No. 82 | |||||||||
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Position: | Wide receiver / placekicker | ||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||
Date of birth: | January 25, 1925 | ||||||||
Place of birth: | Duluth, Minnesota | ||||||||
Date of death: | October 26, 2014 | (aged 89)||||||||
Place of death: | Santa Clara, California | ||||||||
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College: | Minnesota | ||||||||
NFL Draft: | 1950 / Round: 3 / Pick: 30 | ||||||||
Career history | |||||||||
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Career NFL statistics | |||||||||
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Receptions: | 249 |
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Receiving yards: | 3,487 |
Touchdowns: | 25 |
Player stats at NFL.com |
Gordon Leroy Soltau (January 25, 1925 – October 26, 2014) was an American football player who played wide receiver for nine seasons in the National Football League (NFL) for the San Francisco 49ers.
On October 26, 2014, Soltau died at the age of 89. He was survived by his wife, Nancy; daughter, Jill; two sons John and Mark; daughter-in-laws Sarah and Valerie; and granddaughters Susie and Shelby.