Virgil Rayburn

Virgil Rayburn

Personal information
Born:	(1910-08-04)August 4, 1910 Pulaski, Tennessee, U.S.
Died:	June 15, 1991(1991-06-15) (aged 80) Osceola, Arkansas, U.S.
Height:	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:	180 lb (82 kg)
Career information
High school:	Dyersburg
College:	University of Tennessee
Position:	End
Career history
Tennessee Volunteers (1930–32) Brooklyn Dodgers (1933)
Career highlights and awards
Championships 1 SoCon (1932) Honors Second-team All-American (1932) First-team All-SoCon (1932)
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Virgil Homer "Van" Rayburn (August 4, 1910 – June 15, 1991) was an American football end in the National Football League (NFL).[1][2] Rayburn played college football for the Tennessee Volunteers of the University of Tennessee, where he was selected All-Southern.[3][4] Rayburn was also selected a second-team All-American by the New York Sun.[5] He played one year for the Brooklyn Dodgers.

References

1. "Van Rayburn". Database Football. Archived from the original on December 23, 2014.
2. "Van Rayburn Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved February 25, 2024.
3. "All-Southern 11 Is Picked". Ironwood Daily Globe. December 1, 1932.
4. Graham, Dillon (December 1, 1932). "Zimmerman, Hitchcock, and Gracey Lead Poll Among Sport Writers". The Evening Independent – via Google News.
5. "An All American Team: New York Sun Selects Two Players from Army and Purdue". Emporia Gazette. November 26, 1932.