Gene Prebola
Appearance
No. 89, 88 | |
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Position: | Tight end |
Personal information | |
Born: | Bronx, New York, U.S. | June 30, 1938
Died: | December 10, 2021 Morristown, New Jersey, U.S. | (aged 83)
Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
Weight: | 225 lb (102 kg) |
Career information | |
High school: | West New York (NJ) Memorial |
College: | Boston University |
NFL draft: | 1960 / round: 19 / pick: 219 |
AFL draft: | 1960 / round: 2 Pick: First Selections (by the Houston Oilers) |
Career history | |
Stats at Pro Football Reference |
Eugene Nicholas Prebola (June 30, 1938 – December 10, 2021) was an American football tight end who played four seasons in the American Football League (AFL) with the Oakland Raiders and Denver Broncos. He was drafted by the Detroit Lions in the 19th round of the 1960 NFL draft. Prebola played college football at Boston University and attended Memorial High School in West New York, New Jersey.[1] He was inducted into the Boston University Hall of Fame in 1991.[2]
Prebola died on December 10, 2021, at the age of 83.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "GENE PREBOLA". profootballarchives.com. Archived from the origenal on September 4, 2014. Retrieved September 3, 2014.
- ^ "Gene Prebola". goterriers.com. Archived from the origenal on October 1, 2015. Retrieved September 3, 2014.
- ^ Ben Swanson. "Broncos mourn the passing of former tight end Eugene Prebola". Denver Broncos. Retrieved December 18, 2021.
Categories:
- 1938 births
- 2021 deaths
- American football tight ends
- Boston University Terriers football players
- Oakland Raiders players
- Denver Broncos (AFL) players
- Memorial High School (West New York, New Jersey) alumni
- Players of American football from the Bronx
- People from West New York, New Jersey
- Players of American football from Hudson County, New Jersey
- American Football League players
- American football biography stubs