J. W. Lockett
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| Position: | Fullback | ||||
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| Date of birth: | February 23, 1937 | ||||
| Place of birth: | Bardwell, Texas | ||||
| Date of death: | December 14, 1999 (aged 62) | ||||
| Place of death: | Baltimore, Maryland | ||||
| Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||
| Weight: | 226 lb (103 kg) | ||||
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| High school: | Tulsa (OK) Washington | ||||
| College: | Central Oklahoma | ||||
| Undrafted: | 1961 | ||||
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| Games played: | 54 |
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J. W. Lockett (February 23, 1937 – December 14, 1999) was an American football fullback. He played professionally in the National Football League (NFL) for the San Francisco 49ers (1961), Dallas Cowboys (1961–1962), Baltimore Colts (1963), and the Washington Redskins (1964) and in the Canadian Football League (CFL) with the Montreal Alouettes (1965–1966).
Lockett attended Booker T. Washington High School. After graduating, he played one season of minor league baseball in the Los Angeles Dodgers farm system, before moving on to the University of Central Oklahoma.
He became a four-year starter in football, playing guard and center as a freshman and as a two-way player at tight end and defensive end in his last three years. He also lettered in basketball and track.
In 2005, he was inducted into the University of Central Oklahoma Athletics Hall of Fame.
Lockett was signed as an undrafted free agent by the San Francisco 49ers, after not being selected in the 1961 NFL draft. He was tried at defensive end, before being moved to fullback, even though he had never play that position. On September 25, after two games, he was traded to the Dallas Cowboys in exchange for a draft choice.
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