John Meyers (American football)
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| Position: | Defensive tackle | ||||
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| Date of birth: | January 16, 1940 | ||||
| Place of birth: | Forest City, Iowa | ||||
| Date of death: | May 7, 1998 (aged 58) | ||||
| Place of death: | Los Angeles, California | ||||
| Height: | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | ||||
| Weight: | 276 lb (125 kg) | ||||
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| High school: | Columbia (WS) | ||||
| College: | Washington | ||||
| NFL Draft: |
1962 / Round: 3 / Pick: 31 (By the Los Angeles Rams) |
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| AFL draft: |
1962 / Round: 4 / Pick: 25 (By the Oakland Raiders) |
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| Games played: | 84 |
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John Douglas Meyers (born January 16, 1940) is a former American football defensive tackle in the National Football League for the Dallas Cowboys and Philadelphia Eagles. He played college football at the University of Washington.
Affectionately known as "Big John", he attended Columbia High School. In 1957, he was an All-state football player and was an All-American in basketball, that led his team to the 1958 State Basketball Championship.
Meyeres accepted a football scholarship from the University of Washington where he was a two-time Rose Bowl champion. After starting two years at end, he was moved to tackle as a senior.
He was the starting right tackle for the Huskies in the 49-6 Rose Bowl victory over the Wisconsin Badgers. The next day, he played on the basketball team against the UCLA Bruins. The athletics department created the John Meyers Defensive Player award in his honor for the basketball teams. He also lettered in basketball.
Meyers was selected by the Los Angeles Rams in the third round (31st overall) of the 1962 NFL Draft and also was selected in the fourth round (25th overall) of the 1962 AFL Draft by the Oakland Raiders.
On September 7, he was traded to the Dallas Cowboys along with linebacker Bob Long, in exchange for a third round draft choice (#32-Willie Brown).
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