Jack Gregory (American football guard)

Earl Jackson "Big Bubba" Gregory (February 14, 1915 – November 5, 2003) was an American football guard.

Jack Gregory
No. 23
Position:Guard
Personal information
Born:(1915-02-14)February 14, 1915
Okolona, Mississippi, U.S.
Died:November 5, 2003(2003-11-05) (aged 88)
Okolona, Mississippi, U.S.
Height:6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:215 lb (98 kg)
Career information
High school:Okolona
(Okolona, MS)
College:
NFL Draft:1940 / Round: 13 / Pick: 115
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Games played:7
Games started:0
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

He played college football at the University of Alabama before transferring to the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga and was selected as a first-team tackle on the Associated Press Little All-America team in 1939.[1] He played professional football in the National Football League (NFL) for the Cleveland Rams. He appeared in seven NFL games during the 1941 season.[2] After retiring from football, he worked as a cattleman, farmer, and landowner. He was named to the University of Chattanooga All Century football team and was a charter member of the school's Sports Hall of Fame. He died in 2003 at age 88.[3]

References

  1. "Troy End Makes Star Team". The Decatur Daily. December 7, 1939 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Jack Gregory". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 26, 2020.
  3. "Jack Gregory Sr". The Clarion-Ledger. November 7, 2003 via Newspapers.com.
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