Position: Defensive tackle Role American football player Name Lloyd Wickett | Place of birth: Ontario, Canada | |
Date of birth: (1920-04-03)April 3, 1920 Date of death: April 9, 2002(2002-04-09) (aged 82) NFL draft: 1943 / Round: 5 / Pick: 31 Died April 9, 2002, Jefferson, Oregon, United States College Oregon State Beavers football | ||
Place of death: Jefferson, Oregon | ||
Lloyd Wickett: Football Defensive Tackle
Lloyd Meldrum Wickett (born April 3, 1920 - April 9, 2002) is a former American football defensive tackle in the National Football League.
He grew up in Washington state, and attended Oregon State University on a football scholarship. He was drafted by the Detroit Lions in the 5th round of the 1943 NFL Draft. He played 4 games for them that year. He would miss the 1944 and 1945 seasons while serving in the Navy during World War II. He came back to the Lions in 1946 and played 10 games for them.
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