Ebert Van Buren
Ebert Van Buren | |
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Position (s): Fullback |
Jersey numbers: 17, 31 |
born on December 6, 1924 in Tela , Honduras | |
died on June 14, 2019 in Monroe , Louisiana | |
Career information | |
Active : 1951 - 1953 | |
NFL Draft : 1951 / Round: 1 / Pick: 7 | |
College : Louisiana State University | |
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Career statistics | |
Games | 36 |
Touchdown | 1 |
Interceptions | 2 |
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Stats at pro-football-reference.com | |
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Ebert Harry Van Buren (* 6. December 1924 in Tela , Honduras ; † 14. June 2019 in Monroe , Louisiana ) Nickname : Red , was a US American football player in the National Football League (NFL). He played as a fullback for the Philadelphia Eagles . Ebert Van Buren was the younger brother of Steve Van Buren , who was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1965 .
career
Ebert Van Buren was born in Honduras. Following the untimely death of his parents, he was raised by his grandparents in New Orleans at the age of six . During World War II he served in the United States Army and fought in the Asian theater of war, where he was awarded the Bronze Star Medal .
Like his brother Steve Van Buren, he studied psychology at Louisiana State University and played American football with the Tigers from 1947 to 1950 . After the 1949 season, Van Buren played with his team in the Sugar Bowl , which was clearly lost to the University of Oklahoma 35-0.
In 1951, Van Buren was drafted seventh in the first round by his older brother's professional team, the Philadelphia Eagles . The team was coached by Wayne Millner . Van Buren played there in the offense of the team alongside his brother as fullback. After three years of play, Ebert Van Buren ended his professional career in Philadelphia .
After the career
Ebert Van Buren was married and had five children. As a psychologist, he ran a practice in Monroe . In 2015, he was inducted into his former college's hall of fame .
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Individual evidence
- ↑ Practice of Dr. Ebert Van Buren ( Memento of the original from July 14, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Ebert van Buren in the Louisiana State University Athletics Hall of Fame
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SURNAME | Van Buren, Ebert |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Van Buren, Harry Ebert |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American football player |
DATE OF BIRTH | December 6, 1924 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Tela , Honduras |
DATE OF DEATH | June 14, 2019 |
Place of death | Monroe , Louisiana |