Ken Whitlow
American football player (1917–1969)
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Kenneth Moody "Tuffy" Whitlow (November 30, 1917 – November 12, 1969) was an American professional football center.
Ken Whitlow (1940) | |||||||
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| Position | Center | ||||||
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| Born | November 30, 1917 Wichita Falls, Texas, U.S. | ||||||
| Died | November 12, 1969 (aged 51) Houston, Texas, U.S. | ||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||
| Listed weight | 190 lb (86 kg) | ||||||
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| High school | Wichita Falls (TX) | ||||||
| College | Rice | ||||||
| NFL draft | 1941: 22nd round, 199th overall pick | ||||||
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Whitlow was born in Wichita Falls, Texas in 1917 and attended Wichita Falls High School. He played college football for Rice.[1][2] He was selected by the Associated Press as the first-team center on the 1940 All-Southwest Conference football team.[3] He was also the captain of the southern team for the 1940 North–South Shrine Game.[4]
He played professional football in the All-America Football Conference for the Miami Seahawks in 1946. He appeared in a total of 13 professional games, seven of them as a starter.[1]
