Don Deeks
Deeks, circa 1942 | |||||||
| No. 41, 21, 85 | |||||||
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| Positions | Tackle Guard | ||||||
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| Born | February 10, 1923 Portland, Oregon, U.S. | ||||||
| Died | September 4, 1995 (aged 72) Bend, Oregon, U.S. | ||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||
| Listed weight | 238 lb (108 kg) | ||||||
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| High school | Grant (Portland, Oregon) | ||||||
| College | Washington | ||||||
| NFL draft | 1945: 4th round, 31st overall pick | ||||||
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Donald Philip Deeks (February 10, 1923 – September 4, 1995) was an American professional football offensive lineman in the National Football League for the Boston Yanks, the Washington Redskins, and the Green Bay Packers.
Deeks was born in Portland, Oregon. He played college football at the University of Washington and threw javelin as a track and field athlete.[1] He was drafted in the fourth round of the 1945 NFL draft, and played for the Boston Yanks from 1945 to 1947, when he joined the Washington Redskins.[2] In 1948, the Washington Redskins traded Deeks to the Green Bay Packers.[3][4]
Deeks married Eleanor McMenamin in 1948.[4] He died in 1995, at the age of 72, in Bend, Oregon. His grandsons played football at the high school level.[5]
References
- ^ "Oregon Winner of Mile Relay and Track Meet". Baker City Herald. May 3, 1943. p. 2. Retrieved November 17, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Redskins Buy Deeks, sell Ward to Lions". Evening star. November 6, 1947. p. 51. Retrieved November 17, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Roy McKay, Steer Ex, Traded to Redskins". Austin American-Statesman. July 12, 1948. p. 11. Retrieved November 17, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b "Rough Tactics". The Daily Astorian. July 9, 1948. p. 3. Retrieved November 17, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Lochlin Deeks". Statesman Journal. September 3, 2010. p. 15. Retrieved November 17, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.