Alex Burl
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| Position | Halfback | ||||||||||||
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| Born | August 8, 1931 Warren, Arkansas, U.S. | ||||||||||||
| Died | December 6, 2009 (aged 78) Denver, Colorado, U.S. | ||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||||||||||||
| Weight | 185 lb (84 kg) | ||||||||||||
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| High school | Manual (CO) | ||||||||||||
| College | Colorado State | ||||||||||||
| NFL draft | 1954: 30th round, 350th overall pick | ||||||||||||
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Alexander Burl Jr. (August 8, 1931 – December 6, 2009) was an American professional football halfback. He was drafted by the Chicago Cardinals in the 30th round (350th overall) of the 1954 NFL Draft.[1] He played for the Chicago Cardinals in 1956.[2][3] He played college football at Colorado A&M, now known as Colorado State.
Burl was inducted into the Colorado State University Athletics Hall of Fame in 2000.
He died of a heart attack on December 6, 2009, in Denver, Colorado, at age 78.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "1954 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 6, 2025.
- ^ "Alex Burl Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved January 29, 2024.
- ^ "Alex Burl Stats, News & Video - HB". NFL.com. Retrieved July 7, 2020.
- ^ Moss, Irv (December 9, 2009). "Former CSU star Alex Burl dies at 78". Denverpost.com. Retrieved July 7, 2020.
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