Edward Ross Barker (born May 31, 1931 – September 6, 2012)
was a
National Football League
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(NFL)
end who played for the
Pittsburgh Steelers
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and the
Washington Redskins
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. He played
college football at
Washington State University
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and was drafted in the first round of the
1953 NFL Draft
The 1953 National Football League Draft was held on January 22, 1953, at Bellevue-Stratford Hotel in Philadelphia
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by the
Los Angeles Rams
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. After his short stint playing football he spent 20 years serving in the US Air Force, ending his career as a Lt. Colonel.
[ He was elected into the Washington State University Hall of Fame in 2011.][ ]
See also
* List of NCAA major college football yearly receiving leaders
The list of college football yearly receiving leaders identifies the major college receiving leaders for each season from 1937 to the present. It includes yearly leaders in three statistical categories: (1) receptions, (2) receiving yardage; (3) y ...
References
1931 births
2012 deaths
American football ends
Pittsburgh Steelers players
Washington Redskins players
Washington State Cougars football players
People from Dillon, Montana
People from Sunnyside, Washington
Players of American football from Washington (state)
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