- Kenneth Dement
NFL player
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Name=Kenneth Dement
DateOfBirth=birth date and age|1933|02|13
Birthplace=Poplar Bluff, Missouri
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Height_ft=6
Height_in=3
Weight_lbs=212
Position=Offensive tackle Defensive tackle
College=Southeast Missouri State University
NFLDraftedYear=1955
NFLDraftedRound=25
NFLDraftedPick=296 (By theNew York Giants )
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HOF=Kenneth "Redneck" Dement (born
February 13 ,1933 ) is a formerAmerican football offensive tackle /defensive tackle . He playedcollege football forSoutheast Missouri State University . He was a 25th round selection (296th overall) selection by theNew York Giants in the1955 NFL Draft . But instead of playing professionally, Dement joined theUnited States Marines Corps where he achieved the rank of captain. After his military career, Dement went back to school, earning alaw degree atWashington University School of Law in St. Louis. He returned toSikeston, Missouri where he had grown up and began practicing law. He was elected to theCollege Football Hall of Fame in 1998. He had 6 children and one is deceased.
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