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(May 18, 1933-August 9, 2020)
Born in Sturgis, South Dakota
Attended the University of Colorado-Boulder
Drafted 34th overall by the San Francisco 49ers in the 1955 NFL Draft
NFL Halfback for the San Francisco 49ers (1955)
Hula Bowl MVP (1955)
Baseball outfielder for the Cleveland Indians (1958-1960), Boston Red Sox (1960-1962), Houston Colt .45's (1963-1964) and the Minnesota Twins (1967)
The only player to pinch-hit for Ted Williams

His NFL playing career lasted for eight games.
Spectators once booed at him during Ted Williams's final major league game at Fenway Park.
The Red Sox traded him for Dick Williams.
He spent the later years of his baseball career in the minors with limited appearances with the Colt .45's and the Twins.
He never played in a World Series.

He was South Dakota's first two-sport pro athlete with the NFL and MLB.
Aside from pinch-hitting for Ted Williams, he also pinch-hit for Carl Yastrzemski and Roger Maris.
He smacked a three run home run as his first home run on his 25th birthday.
He was Y.A. Tittle's top passing target.
He helped create the Denver Broncos' Orange Crush Defense.
He witnessed the Broncos' three Super Bowl appearances in his time as the team's front office executive (1977, 1986 and 1987).

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