Hal Faverty
American football player (1927–2008)
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Harold Edward Faverty (September 26, 1927 – July 21, 2008) was an American professional football player for the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Wisconsin Badgers.
PositionsLinebacker
Defensive end
Center
Defensive end
Center
BornSeptember 26, 1927
Hammond, Indiana, U.S.
Hammond, Indiana, U.S.
DiedJuly 21, 2008 (aged 80)
Listed height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
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| Positions | Linebacker Defensive end Center | ||||||||
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| Born | September 26, 1927 Hammond, Indiana, U.S. | ||||||||
| Died | July 21, 2008 (aged 80) | ||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||
| Listed weight | 220 lb (100 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school | Evanston (Evanston, Illinois) | ||||||||
| College | Wisconsin | ||||||||
| NFL draft | 1949: 15th round, 149th overall pick | ||||||||
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Biography
Faverty was born Harold Edward Faverty on September 26, 1927, in Hammond, Indiana.[1]
Career
Faverty was selected in the fifteenth round of the 1949 NFL draft by the Chicago Bears and would later play with the Green Bay Packers during the 1952 NFL season. He played at the collegiate level at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where he was a member of the All-America team and is an inductee in the university's Athletics Hall of Fame.[2]
