Volney Peters

Volney Peters

Pro Football player
DateOfBirth=Birth date and age|1928|1|1|mf=y
Birthplace=flagicon|USA Minneapolis, Minnesota
Position=Defensive tackle
College=Southern California
NFLDraftedYear=1951
NFLDraftedRound=13 / Pick 151
Jersey=79
Stats=Y
NFL=PET166113
Career Highlights=Y
DatabaseFootball=PETERVOL01
PFR=PeteVo00
PreAFLProBowls=1955
TSNAllAFL=1960
AFLAllStar=1960
years=1952-1953
1954-1957
1958
1960
1961
teams=NFL Chicago Cardinals
NFL Washington Redskins
NFL Philadelphia Eagles
AFL Los Angeles Chargers
AFL Oakland Raiders

Volney Monroe Peters (born January 1, 1928 in Minneapolis, Minnesota) is a former American football defensive tackle in the National Football League and the American Football League.

High School Career

Peters graduated from San Diego's Hoover High in 1947.

College career

Peters went to Compton Community College and then was a two-way lineman for three years at the University of Southern California. As a senior, he was a first-team All-Pacific Coast Conference pick and was named to the 1951 East-West Shrine Game first team and the 1951 College All Stars Hula Bowl first team. Peters established a USC career record for minutes played.

Professional career

After a brief time in the Marine Corps, Peters played in the NFL from 1952 to 1958. He was drafted by the Chicago Cardinals and also played for the Washington Redskins and the Philadelphia Eagles. He retired briefly before then-Los Angeles Chargers coach Sid Gillman convinced him to make a comeback to play for the American Football League team. He finished his career with the Oakland Raiders.Peters was named a 1956 NFL Pro Bowl pick, and was named to the the "Sporting News" 1960 All-AFL team.

ee also

*Other American Football League players

External links

* [http://www.usclegends.org/volney-peters.php Volney Peters] Profile at USC Legends
* [http://www.remembertheafl.com/1960AFLUnheraldedAllStars.htm#VolneyPeters Peters' 1961 Fleer football card]


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем решить контрольную работу

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Volney — may refer to:*Comte de Volney or Constantin François Chassebœuf (1757 1820), French philosopher, historian, orientalist, and politician *Volney, New York a town in Oswego County, New York, United States *Volney Prize, an award by the Institut de… …   Wikipedia

  • Peters — is a surname, and may refer to* Alan Peters, British furniture maker * Andrew Peters, Canadian ice hockey player * Andi Peters, British television presenter * Arno Peters (1916 2002), German filmmaker * Arnold Peters, Canadian politician * Arthur …   Wikipedia

  • Volney — (spr. wolnä), Constantin François Chasseboeuf, Graf von, franz. Schriftsteller und Reisender, geb. 3. Febr. 1757 zu Craon in Anjou, gest. 25. April 1820, unternahm 1783–87 eine Reise nach der Levante und Ägypten, die er in »Voyage en Syrie et en… …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • List of American Football League players — The following is a list of men who played for the American Football League (AFL, 1960 1969), as well as AFL coaches, administrators, and contributors. Players A*Bud Abell *Ray Abruzzese *Ken Adamson *Tom Addison (Born 1936 4 year All Star… …   Wikipedia

  • List of Philadelphia Eagles players — This is a complete list of American football players who have played for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League (NFL). It includes players that have played at least one match in the NFL regular season. The Philadelphia Eagles… …   Wikipedia

  • Al Davis — For other people named Al Davis, see Al Davis (disambiguation). Al Davis Date of birth July 4, 1929(1929 07 04) Place of birth Brockton, Massachusetts Date of death October 8, 2011(2011 10 08) (aged 82) Place of death …   Wikipedia

  • Chuck Noll — Date of birth January 5, 1932 (1932 01 05) (age 79) Place of birth Cleveland, Ohio Position(s) Head Coach Guard Linebacker College Dayton NFL Draft 1953 / Round 20/ Pick 239 Awards …   Wikipedia

  • List of University of Southern California people — This is a list of notable alumni, faculty, and students, from the University of Southern California. For individual who qualify for multiple categories, they have been placed under the section for which they are best known. Alumni and… …   Wikipedia

  • Dave Kocourek — Date of birth August 20, 1937(1937 08 20) Place of birth Chicago, Illinois Position(s) Tight End College Wisconsin Jersey Number 83 …   Wikipedia

  • Don Norton — Position(s) End Jersey #(s) 88 Born March 13, 1938(1938 03 13) Iowa City, Iowa [1] Died …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”