No. 32 | |
Date of birth | January 7, 1934 |
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Place of birth | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
Date of death | July 3, 2004 | (aged 70)
Place of death | San Antonio, Texas |
Career information | |
Position(s) | FB |
Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) |
Weight | 205 lb (93 kg) |
College | Emporia (KS) |
High school | Douglass High School (Oklahoma City) |
NFL draft | 1955 / Round: 6 / Pick: 66 |
Drafted by | Pittsburgh Steelers |
Career history | |
As player | |
1955 | San Francisco 49ers |
Lem Harkey, Jr. (January 7, 1934 – July 3, 2004) was an American football fullback. He played for San Francisco 49ers in 1955. He played college football for the College of Emporia Fighting Presbies in Emporia, Kansas.
In college, Harkey was all-conference and all-American at College of Emporia as a fullback and averaged 8.2 yards per carry through all his college years. In 1953, his senior year, he led the nation with 168 yards per game.