Dick Hensley

Richard Earl Hensley (September 8, 1927 – March 7, 2015) was an American football end who played three seasons in the National Football League (NFL) with the New York Giants, Pittsburgh Steelers and Chicago Bears. He was drafted by the Giants in the eleventh round of the 1949 NFL Draft. He played college football at the University of Kentucky and attended Williamson High School in Williamson, West Virginia.[1][2] He died on March 7, 2015.[3]

Dick Hensley
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Hensley on a 1950 Bowman football card
No. 25, 82
Position:End / Defensive end
Personal information
Born:(1927-09-08)September 8, 1927
Williamson, West Virginia, U.S.
Died:March 7, 2015(2015-03-07) (aged 87)
Huntington, West Virginia, U.S.
Height:6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight:213 lb (97 kg)
Career information
High school:Williamson (WV)
College:Kentucky
NFL Draft:1949 / Round: 11 / Pick: 106
Career history
Career NFL statistics
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

References

  1. "DICK HENSLEY". profootballarchives.com. Archived from the original on March 23, 2015. Retrieved December 3, 2014.
  2. "Richard Earl 'Dick' Hensley". oldestlivingprofootball.com. Retrieved December 3, 2014.
  3. "RICHARD E. "DICK" HENSLEY". legacy.com. The Herald-Dispatch. March 8, 2015. Archived from the original on April 16, 2015. Retrieved April 15, 2015.
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