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Dick Horne

Dick Horne

American football player (1918–1964)


Richard Courtland Horne (September 4, 1918 – November 9, 1964) was an American football end.

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Horne was born in Denver, in 1918, and attended Woodrow Wilson Classical High School in Long Beach, California.[1] He played football at Compton Junior College and then, in 1939 and 1940, at the University of Oregon. He won the Hoffman Award as Oregon's outstanding senior football player in 1940.[2]

Horne played professional football in the National Football League (NFL) for the New York Giants in 1941 and in the All-America Football Conference (AAFC) for the Miami Seahawks in 1946 and the San Francisco 49ers in 1947. He appeared in a total of 22 professional games, five of them as a starter, and caught eight passes for 117 yards.[1]

Horne was later a businessman in Ventura, California. He died on November 9, 1964.[3]


References

  1. "Dick Horne Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 2, 2020.
  2. "Horne Selected as Best Oregon Gridman in '40". The Klammath News. December 10, 1940. p. 7 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Former Wilson Grid Star Horne Succumbs". Press-Telegram. Long Beach, California. November 10, 1964. p. C2. Retrieved May 4, 2023 via Newspapers.com Open access icon.

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