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.jpg) Weatherall in 1950 | |
| Date of birth | (1929-10-26)October 26, 1929 |
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| Place of birth | Graham, Texas, U.S. |
| Date of death | August 2, 1992(1992-08-02) (aged 62) |
| Place of death | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S. |
| Career information | |
| CFL status | International |
| Position(s) | DT |
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (193 cm) |
| Weight | 245 lb (111 kg) |
| US college | Oklahoma |
| NFL draft | 1952 / round: 2 / pick: 17 |
| Drafted by | Philadelphia Eagles |
| Career history | |
| As player | |
| 1954 | Edmonton Eskimos (WIFU) |
| 1955–1957 | Philadelphia Eagles |
| 1958 | Washington Redskins |
| 1959–1960 | Detroit Lions |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Pro Bowls | 2 (1955–56) |
| Career stats | |
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James Preston Weatherall (October 26, 1929 – August 2, 1992) was anAmerican footballdefensive tackle in theNational Football League (NFL) for thePhiladelphia Eagles,Washington Redskins, and theDetroit Lions. He also played in theWestern Interprovincial Football Union (WIFU) for theEdmonton Eskimos. Weatherall playedcollege football at theUniversity of Oklahoma and wasdrafted in the second round of the1952 NFL draft. He was inducted into theCollege Football Hall of Fame in 1992.
Weatherall grew up in Graham, Texas, and attendedWhite Deer High School inWhite Deer, Texas.[1]
Weatherall attended and playedcollege football at theUniversity of Oklahoma, where he was consensusAll-America in 1950, unanimous All-America in 1951, and won theOutland Trophy in 1951.[1] Helettered four years at Oklahoma and was the 1951 co-captain. Weatherall was also aplacekicker and kicked 37 extra points in 1950 (fifth in the nation) and 39 in 1951 (second in the nation).[1] During his college career, Oklahoma had a 39–4 record with a 31-game winning streak and a national championship in 1950.[1] While at Oklahoma, Weatherall alsowrestled.[2]
He was a member of theNaval Reserve Officer Training Corps and graduated with a degree in business administration.[1]
Weatherall was in theMarines from 1952 to 1954.[1][2]
Weatherall had a nine-year career in which he played in theWestern Interprovincial Football Union for theEdmonton Eskimos, and in theNational Football League for thePhiladelphia Eagles,Washington Redskins, and theDetroit Lions.
After his professional career, Weatherall owned an oil-well servicing company inOklahoma City, Oklahoma.[2]
Weatherall had a wife, Sugar; two sons, Tracy and Clay; a daughter, Jamie; one grandson (born) Randy Clay Weatherall and one granddaughter Lacey Weatherall Andrews and a nephew.[2]