Ed Jeffers

Ed Jeffers
Date of birth (1921-12-06)December 6, 1921
Place of birth Hartshorne, Oklahoma
Date of death April 4, 2010(2010-04-04) (aged 88)
Place of death Hobbs, New Mexico
Career information
Position(s) Guard
College Oklahoma, Oklahoma State
NFL draft 1945 / Round: 19 / Pick: 197
(by the Green Bay Packers)
Career history
As player
1947 Brooklyn Dodgers

Edward Francis Jeffers[1] (December 6, 1921 April 4, 2010) was a professional American football guard. He was a member of the Brooklyn Dodgers.[2]

He served his country in the United States Army during World War II in the Pacific. He was the recipient of the Distinguished Service Cross, Silver Star with Clusters, Bronze Star Medal with Clusters and two Purple Hearts. He was discharged as a Sergeant.

He graduated from McAlester High School in the Class of 1939. He later graduated from Oklahoma State University, where he played football. After graduation, he played professional football with the Brooklyn Dodgers.

He married Leota Curlis in 1950, in Hartshorne. He was an educator for more than 35 years and was the football coach at Hartshorne in the 1950s. He taught and was a football coach at Houston Junior High for 32 years in Hobbs, New Mexico.

References

  1. "Ed Jeffers". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2011-08-16.
  2. "Ed Jeffers". National Football League. Retrieved 2011-08-16.


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