Place of birth Atkins, Arkansas Role American football player College Arkansas Died February 15, 1993 | 1940-1941 New York Giants Education University of Arkansas Name Kay Eakin Positions Running back | |
Date of birth (1917-08-03)August 3, 1917 Date of death February 15, 1993(1993-02-15) (aged 75) NFL draft 1940 / Round: 1 / Pick: 3
(By the Pittsburgh Steelers) | ||
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.
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