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{{Short description|American football player (1933–1978)}} |
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|name=John Tracey |
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|position=[[Linebacker]] |
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|birth_date={{birth date|1933|6|27}} |
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|birth_place=[[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| birth_place = [[Philadelphia]], Pennsylvania, U.S. |
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|death_date={{death date and age|1978|9|21|1933|6|27}} |
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|height_ft=6 |
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|weight_lbs=225 |
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|college=[[Texas A&M University|Texas A&M]] |
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|draftyear=1959 |
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|draftround=4 |
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|draftpick=44 |
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| draftpick = 44<br>(by the [[Los Angeles Rams]])<ref name="dbF">{{cite web|url=http://databasefootball.com/teams/teamyear.htm?tm=LAM&yr=1959&lg=nfl |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100217003622/http://databasefootball.com/teams/teamyear.htm?tm=LAM&yr=1959&lg=nfl |title=1959 Los Angeles Rams |website=databaseFootball.com |url-status=unfit |archive-date=February 17, 2010 |access-date=July 17, 2020}}</ref> |
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* [[Chicago Cardinals (NFL, 1920–59)|Chicago]]/[[St. Louis Cardinals (NFL)|St. Louis Cardinals]] ({{NFL Year|1959}}–{{NFL Year|1960}}) |
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* [[Philadelphia Eagles]] ({{NFL Year|1961}}) |
* [[Philadelphia Eagles]] ({{NFL Year|1961}}) |
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* [[Buffalo Bills]] ([[1962 American Football League season|1962]]–[[1967 American Football League season|1967]]) |
* [[Buffalo Bills]] ([[1962 American Football League season|1962]]–[[1967 American Football League season|1967]]) |
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* 2× [[American Football League All-Star game|AFL All-Star]] (1965, 1966) |
* 2× [[American Football League All-Star game|AFL All-Star]] (1965, 1966) |
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* First-team All-[[Southwest Conference|SWC]] ([[1958 All-Southwest Conference football team|1958]]) |
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* Most games played with<br>same LB partners, 62<BR>([[Harry Jacobs (American football)|Harry Jacobs]] and [[Mike Stratton]]) |
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* 2× Second-team All-SWC ([[1956 All-Southwest Conference football team|1956]], [[1957 All-Southwest Conference football team|1957]]) |
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'''John Joseph Tracey''' (June 27, 1933 – September 21, 1978) was an [[American football]] [[linebacker]]. At [[Texas A&M University]], Tracey held school records for most receptions and most yards receiving. Another "[[ |
'''John Joseph Tracey''' (June 27, 1933 – September 21, 1978) was an [[American football]] [[linebacker]]. At [[Texas A&M University]], Tracey held school records for most receptions and most yards receiving. Another "[[NFL Rejects|NFL Reject]]", when he joined the [[American Football League]] (AFL)'s [[Buffalo Bills]] in 1962, [[Lou Saban]] liked his speed and agility, and used him at linebacker, where with [[Harry Jacobs (American football)|Harry Jacobs]] and [[Mike Stratton]] he filled out the AFL's best linebacking crew, playing together for 62 consecutive games from 1963 through 1967, a professional football record. They helped the formidable front four hold opposing teams without a 100-yard rusher for seventeen consecutive games in 1964 and 1965, and achieved [[Professional American football championship games|American Football League championships]] in both those years. In 1963, he led the team with five interceptions. Tracey was an [[American Football League All-Star games|AFL All-Star]] in 1965 and 1966. He died on September 21, 1978, from lung cancer. |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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*[[List of American Football League players|Other American Football League players]] |
*[[List of American Football League players|Other American Football League players]] |
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==References== |
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==External links== |
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*[http://www.conigliofamily.com/Bills.htm#JOHNTRACEY Tracey's citation in the American Football League Hall of Fame] |
*[http://www.conigliofamily.com/Bills.htm#JOHNTRACEY Tracey's citation in the American Football League Hall of Fame] |
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| Position: | Linebacker |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | June 27, 1933 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died: | September 21, 1978 (aged 45) |
| Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Weight: | 225 lb (102 kg) |
| Career information | |
| College: | Texas A&M |
| NFL draft: | 1959 / round: 4 / pick: 44 (by the Los Angeles Rams)[1] |
| Career history | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| Stats at Pro Football Reference | |
John Joseph Tracey (June 27, 1933 – September 21, 1978) was an American football linebacker. At Texas A&M University, Tracey held school records for most receptions and most yards receiving. Another "NFL Reject", when he joined the American Football League (AFL)'s Buffalo Bills in 1962, Lou Saban liked his speed and agility, and used him at linebacker, where with Harry Jacobs and Mike Stratton he filled out the AFL's best linebacking crew, playing together for 62 consecutive games from 1963 through 1967, a professional football record. They helped the formidable front four hold opposing teams without a 100-yard rusher for seventeen consecutive games in 1964 and 1965, and achieved American Football League championships in both those years. In 1963, he led the team with five interceptions. Tracey was an AFL All-Star in 1965 and 1966. He died on September 21, 1978, from lung cancer.
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[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "1959 Los Angeles Rams". databaseFootball.com. Archived from the original on February 17, 2010. Retrieved July 17, 2020.
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- American football wide receivers
- American football linebackers
- Texas A&M Aggies football players
- Chicago Cardinals players
- St. Louis Cardinals (football) players
- Philadelphia Eagles players
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- 1933 births
- 1978 deaths
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