Greg Barton (gridiron football)
American football player (1946–2019)
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Greg Lee Barton (July 14, 1946 – August 26, 2019) was an American football quarterback in the National Football League (NFL) who played for the Detroit Lions.[1] He was traded from the Lions to the Philadelphia Eagles for a 1971 second-round selection (30th overall–Dave Thompson) and 1972 second- and third-round picks (40th and 65th overall–to Atlanta Falcons and Ken Sanders respectively) on January 28, 1971.[2][3] He led the 1964 Long Beach Vikings football team to the junior college national championship,[4] and also played college football for the Tulsa Golden Hurricane. He also played in the Canadian Football League (CFL) for two seasons as part of a quarterbacking tandem with starter Joe Theismann for the Toronto Argonauts and in the World Football League (WFL) for the Portland Storm.[5]
Denver, Colorado, U.S.
Beaverton, Oregon, U.S.
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| Position | Quarterback |
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| Born | July 14, 1946 Denver, Colorado, U.S. |
| Died | August 26, 2019 (aged 73) Beaverton, Oregon, U.S. |
Listed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
Listed weight | 195 lb (88 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Robert A. Millikan (Long Beach, California) |
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| NFL draft | 1968: 9th round, 229th overall pick |
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