Kay Eakin

Kay Eakin
Date of birth (1917-08-03)August 3, 1917
Place of birth Atkins, Arkansas
Date of death February 15, 1993(1993-02-15) (aged 75)
Career information
Position(s) Running Back
College Arkansas
NFL draft 1940 / Round: 1 / Pick: 3
(By the Pittsburgh Steelers)
Career history
As player
1940-1941 New York Giants
1946 Miami Seahawks (AAFC)
Career stats

Oliver Kay Eakin, Jr. (August 3, 1917 February 15, 1993) was an American football player in the National Football League and the All-America Football Conference.

Eakin played college football at the University of Arkansas, and was selected in the first round of the 1940 NFL Draft by the Pittsburgh Steelers. He played halfback and fullback with the New York Giants in 1941 and 1942, and returned with the Miami Seahawks in 1946.

See also

External links

Kay Eakin at Find a Grave

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