John Powers (tight end)
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Position: | Tight end | ||||||||
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Born: | Harvard, Illinois, U.S. | June 15, 1940||||||||
Died: | January 12, 1978 Rockford, Illinois, U.S. | (aged 37)||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||
Weight: | 215 lb (98 kg) | ||||||||
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High school: | Campion Preparatory School | ||||||||
College: | Notre Dame | ||||||||
NFL draft: | 1962 / Round: 9 / Pick: 171 | ||||||||
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John Paul Powers (June 15, 1940 – January 12, 1978), born John Paul Theiss, was an American college and professional football player who was a tight end in the National Football League (NFL) for five seasons during the 1960s.[1]
Life and career
[edit]He was born in Harvard, Illinois.[1] He attended Campion Preparatory School in Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin.[2]
Powers attended the University of Notre Dame, where he played for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team.[3] He graduated from Notre Dame with a bachelor's degree, and later earned a master's degree in rehabilitation administration from DePaul University.[2]
He was chosen by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the ninth round (117th overall pick) of the 1962 NFL draft, and he played for the Steelers from 1962 to 1965.[3] He played a fifth a final season for the NFL's Minnesota Vikings in 1966.[1] He appeared in 49 regular season games during his five-year NFL career, mostly as a blocking lineman.[3] He had his most productive receiving year for the Steelers in 1964, when he had eight catches for 198 yards, with an impressive 24.1 yards per reception average.[3]
Powers subsequently was a player-coach for the Des Moines Warriors and coached the Chicago Owls football team of the Continental Football League.
Death
[edit]He died on January 12, 1978; he was 37 years old.[2]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c NFL.com, Historical Players, John Powers. Retrieved July 26, 2014.
- ^ a b c Find a Grave, John Paul Theiss Powers. Retrieved July 26, 2014.
- ^ a b c d Pro-Football-Reference.com, Players, John Powers. Retrieved July 26, 2014.
- 1940 births
- 1978 deaths
- American football tight ends
- DePaul University alumni
- Minnesota Vikings players
- Notre Dame Fighting Irish football players
- Pittsburgh Steelers players
- People from Harvard, Illinois
- Players of American football from McHenry County, Illinois
- People from Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin
- Players of American football from Wisconsin
- Continental Football League players