| Position | End |
|---|---|
| Birth date | August 4, 1910 |
| Birth place | Pulaski, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Death date | June 15, 1991 (aged 80) |
| Death place | Osceola, Arkansas, U.S. |
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| College | University of Tennessee |
| High school | Dyersburg |
| Height | 6 ft |
| Height in | 1 |
| Weight lbs | 180 |
| Highlights | Championships
Honors
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Virgil Homer "Van" Rayburn (August 4, 1910 – June 15, 1991) was an American football end in the National Football League (NFL).[1][2] Rayburn played college football for the Tennessee Volunteers of the University of Tennessee, where he was selected All-Southern.[3][4] Rayburn was also selected a second-team All-American by the New York Sun.[5] He played one year for the Brooklyn Dodgers in the 1933 season.
References
- ^ "Van Rayburn". Database Football. Archived from the original on December 23, 2014.
- ^ "Van Rayburn Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved February 25, 2024.
- ^ "All-Southern 11 Is Picked". Ironwood Daily Globe. December 1, 1932.
- ^ Graham, Dillon (December 1, 1932). "Zimmerman, Hitchcock, and Gracey Lead Poll Among Sport Writers". The Evening Independent. – via Google News.
- ^ "An All American Team: New York Sun Selects Two Players from Army and Purdue". Emporia Gazette. November 26, 1932.