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Paul Duke (American football)

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Role
  
American football player

Place of death
  
Austell, Georgia

Height
  
1.85 m


College
  
Georgia Tech

Weight
  
95 kg

Name
  
Paul Duke

Positions
  
Center

Date of birth
  
(1924-09-24)September 24, 1924

Date of death
  
March 24, 2009(2009-03-24) (aged 84)

NFL draft
  
1946 / Round: 4 / Pick 30 (By the New York Giants)

Died
  
March 24, 2009, Austell, Georgia, United States

Education
  
Georgia Institute of Technology

Place of birth
  
DeKalb County, Georgia

Paul Anderson Duke (September 24, 1924 – March 24, 2009) was an American football center in the All-America Football Conference. He played for the New York Yankees (1947).

Born in DeKalb County, Georgia, he played collegiately for the Georgia Tech football team and was selected to the All-Southeastern Conference and All-American teams. While at Georgia Tech he was a member of the Chi Phi Fraternity. He was inducted into the Georgia Tech Hall of Fame in 1963.

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