Date of birth January 7, 1934 Role American football player Drafted by Pittsburgh Steelers Name Lem Harkey College College of Emporia | Position(s) FB Weight 93 kg Height 1.85 m | |
Place of birth Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Date of death July 3, 2004(2004-07-03) (aged 70) High school Douglass High School (Oklahoma City) Died July 3, 2004, San Antonio, Texas, United States NFL draft 1955 (Round: 6 / Pick: 66) | ||
Place of death San Antonio, Texas | ||
Lem Harkey, Jr. (January 7, 1934 – July 3, 2004) was an American football fullback. He played for San Francisco 49ers in 1955. He played college football for the College of Emporia Fighting Presbies in Emporia, Kansas.
In college, Harkey was all-conference and all-American at College of Emporia as a fullback and averaged 8.2 yards per carry through all his college years. In 1953, his senior year, he led the nation with 168 yards per game.
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