Gene Prebola
Eugene Nicholas Prebola (June 30, 1938 – December 10, 2021) was an American football tight end who played four seasons in the American Football League (AFL) with the Oakland Raiders and Denver Broncos. He was drafted by the Detroit Lions in the 19th round of the 1960 NFL Draft. Prebola played college football at Boston University and attended Memorial High School in West New York, New Jersey.[1] He was inducted into the Boston University Hall of Fame in 1991.[2]
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| Position: | Tight end |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | June 30, 1938 Bronx, New York, U.S. |
| Died: | December 10, 2021 (aged 83) Morristown, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Weight: | 225 lb (102 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | West New York (NJ) Memorial |
| College: | Boston University |
| NFL Draft: | 1960 / Round: 19 / Pick: 219 |
| AFL Draft: | 1960 / Round: 2 Pick: First Selections (by the Houston Oilers) |
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| Career NFL statistics | |
| Player stats at NFL.com · PFR | |
Prebola died on December 10, 2021, at the age of 83. [3] He is survived by his wife Patricia and four children, Karen, Kenneth, Keith, and Kristopher.
References
- "GENE PREBOLA". profootballarchives.com. Retrieved September 3, 2014.
- "Gene Prebola". goterriers.com. Archived from the original on October 1, 2015. Retrieved September 3, 2014.
- Ben Swanson. "Broncos mourn the passing of former tight end Eugene Prebola". Denver Broncos. Retrieved December 18, 2021.
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