Name Ed Vereb | ||
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Date of birth: (1934-05-21)May 21, 1934 Date of death: December 18, 2014(2014-12-18) (aged 80) NFL draft: 1956 / Round: 1 / Pick: 12 Education University of Maryland, College Park | ||
Ed Vereb: Football Halfback
Edward John Vereb (May 21, 1934 – December 18, 2014) was an American football halfback in the Canadian Football League (CFL) with the BC Lions and the National Football League (NFL) for the Washington Redskins. He played college football at the University of Maryland and was drafted in the first round of the 1956 NFL Draft. He played 4 seasons with the B.C. Lions, being named an all-star in 1956.
In 1961, the BC Lions hired Vereb as its backfield coach. He died from complications of Alzheimer's disease in 2014.
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