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  • Ken Kavanaugh
  • Ken Kavanaugh
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  • Kenneth William Kavanaugh (* 23. November 1916 in Little Rock, Arkansas, USA; † 23. Januar 2007 in Sarasota, Florida), war ein US-amerikanischer American-Football-Spieler. Er spielte in der National Football League (NFL) bei den Chicago Bears als End.
  • Ken Kavanaugh (November 23, 1916 – January 25, 2007) was an American football player, coach and scout. He played college football at LSU, where he was named Most Valuable Player of the Southeastern Conference and won the Knute Rockne Memorial Trophy in 1939. He was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 1963. Kavanaugh was hired by the New York Giants in 1955 as an assistant coach. He continued in that position until 1971 when he became a scout for the Giants. He retired from football in 1999. Kavanaugh died of complications from pneumonia on January 25, 2007 in Sarasota, Florida.
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draftyear
  • 1940
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Geburtsort
STERBEORT
  • Sarasota, Florida
STERBEDATUM
  • 2007-01-25
Alternativnamen
  • Kavanaugh, Kenneth William
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Number
  • 51
Birth Date
  • 1916-11-23
death place
Name
  • Kavanaugh, Ken
  • Kavanaugh, Ken
  • Ken Kavanaugh
  • Ken Kavanaugh
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  • KavaKe00
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  • 2
Birthdate
  • 23
Height in
  • 3
imagewidth
  • 200
Date of Death
  • 2007-01-25
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Birth Place
Weight lbs
  • 207
KURZBESCHREIBUNG
  • US-amerikanischer American-Football-Spieler und -Trainer
DraftedYear
  • 1940
College
Awards
  • 1939
death date
  • 2007-01-25
DatabaseFootball
  • KAVANKEN01
Highlights
  • 1940.0
Deathdate
  • 25
Place of Birth
  • Little Rock, Arkansas
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  • 29
Place of death
  • Sarasota, Florida
Records
  • •Bears – Most single-season touchdown receptions
  • •Bears – Highest average gain, career
  • •Bears – Highest average gain, season
  • •Bears – Most career touchdown receptions
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  • Spiele
Years
  • 1940
debutyear
  • 1940
Height ft
  • 6
Stats
  • Y
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Geburtsdatum
  • 1916-11-23
CollegeHOF
  • 30042
Career Highlights
  • Y
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  • 50
Position
stat1value
  • 90
draftpick
  • 22
Teams
Date of Birth
  • 1916-11-23
Short Description
  • 40.0
DraftedRound
  • 3
finalyear
  • 1950
abstract
  • Kenneth William Kavanaugh (* 23. November 1916 in Little Rock, Arkansas, USA; † 23. Januar 2007 in Sarasota, Florida), war ein US-amerikanischer American-Football-Spieler. Er spielte in der National Football League (NFL) bei den Chicago Bears als End.
  • Ken Kavanaugh (November 23, 1916 – January 25, 2007) was an American football player, coach and scout. He played college football at LSU, where he was named Most Valuable Player of the Southeastern Conference and won the Knute Rockne Memorial Trophy in 1939. He was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 1963. After college, Kavanaugh played in the National Football League for the Chicago Bears. His career was interrupted by World War II where he was a pilot in the European theater. He flew 30 missions and was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross and the Air Medal with four oak leaf clusters. After the war, he continued his career with the Bears. Kavanaugh spent a total of eight seasons in Chicago. Kavanaugh was hired by the New York Giants in 1955 as an assistant coach. He continued in that position until 1971 when he became a scout for the Giants. He retired from football in 1999. Kavanaugh died of complications from pneumonia on January 25, 2007 in Sarasota, Florida.