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{{dablink|For the Irish football (soccer) player, see [[John Tracey (footballer)]]. For the American congressman, see [[John Plank Tracey]].}} |
{{dablink|For the Irish football (soccer) player, see [[John Tracey (footballer)]]. For the American congressman, see [[John Plank Tracey]].}} |
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|DateOfBirth={{birth date|1933|6|27}} |
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|DateOfDeath={{death date and age|1978|9|21|1933|6|27}} |
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|DateOfBirth=[[June 27]], [[1933]] |
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|DateOfDeath=[[September 21]], [[1978]] |
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|Honors=AFL champion (1964, 1965) |
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|AFLAllStar=[[American Football League All-Star games|1965, 1966]] |
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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 "[[American_Football_League#.22NFL_Rejects.22|NFL Reject]]", when he joined the [[American Football League]]'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 [[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. |
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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 "[[ |
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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 "NFL Reject", when he joined the American Football League'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.
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