Garland Gregory

Garland Gregory
No. 32
Position: Guard / Linebacker
Personal information
Date of birth: (1919-03-18)March 18, 1919
Place of birth: Vixen, Louisiana
Date of death: April 28, 2011(2011-04-28) (aged 92)
Place of death: Ruston, Louisiana
Height: 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight: 185 lb (84 kg)
Career information
High school: Columbia (LA)
College: Louisiana Tech
Career history
Career NFL statistics
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Garland D. Gregory (March 8, 1919 – April 28, 2011) is a former American football guard who played two seasons with the San Francisco 49ers of the All-America Football Conference. He played college football at Louisiana Polytechnic Institute and attended Columbia High School in Columbia, Louisiana.[1]

College career

Gregory lettered for the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs from 1940 to 1941.[2] He became the school's first Associated Press first-team All-American in 1941.[3]

Military career

Gregory volunteered to serve in the United States Army Air Corps on December 8, 1941 and was a first lieutenant with the 4th Air Force. Gregory was chosen to play football with the Fourth Air Force Flyers and Hollywood Bears.[2]

Professional career

San Francisco 49ers

Gregory played for the San Francisco 49ers from 1946 to 1947.[2] He was named Second Team All-AAFC by the New York Daily News in 1947.[4]

Coaching career

He coached at various schools after his playing career, including Bastrop High School in Bastrop, Louisiana, the Virginia Military Institute and El Dorado High School in El Dorado, Arkansas. He helped the El Dorado High School Wildcats win back-to-back state championships in 1958 and 1959.[2]

References

  1. "GARLAND GREGORY". profootballarchives.com. Retrieved April 22, 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Former Louisiana Tech All-American Garland Gregory Passes Away". latechsports.com. May 2, 2011. Archived from the original on April 22, 2015. Retrieved April 22, 2015.
  3. "Former 49ers G Garland Gregory Passes". 49ers.com. April 29, 2011. Archived from the original on April 22, 2015. Retrieved April 22, 2015.
  4. "Garland Gregory". pro-football-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 22, 2015.

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