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Barry French

French, Barry Alden
Height: 6-0 Weight: 225
Born: February 12, 1922 Chamberlain, SD
Died: March 16, 1990 Vero Beach, FL
High School: Washington (Sioux Falls, ID)
YearCollegeStatus
1940PurdueFreshmen Team
1941PurdueRoster
1942PurdueRoster
1946PurdueRoster
Draft: 19th round (194th overall) 1944 Chicago Bears; 4th round (45th overall) 1951 Pittsburgh Steelers
Military Service: United States Army
NFL Game Logs
Roster Key • Stat Key
YEAR TEAMNOPOSGPGS
1947 Baltimore Colts (AAFC)1947 BAL AAFC35LDG?-LOG-ROG1414
1949 Baltimore Colts (AAFC)1949 BAL AAFC35MG-RDT1212
1950 Baltimore Colts (NFL)1950 BAL NFL35ROT1211
1951 Detroit Lions (NFL)1951 DET NFL67ROG-ROT110
4 Years (NFL)4 Years NFL4937
TransactionDateTeam
Draft4/19/19441944 Chicago Bears (NFL)1944 CHIB NFL
Signed3/15/19471947 Baltimore Colts (AAFC)1947 BAL AAFC
Reserve (Injured)?1948 Baltimore Colts (AAFC)1948 BAL AAFC
Draft1/19/19511951 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1951 PIT NFL
Signed1951 Ottawa Rough Riders (IRFU)1951 OTT IRFU
Released (Left Squad)8/29/19511951 Ottawa Rough Riders (IRFU)1951 OTT IRFU
Signed1951 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1951 PIT NFL
Traded9/10/19511951 Detroit Lions (NFL)1951 DET NFL
Free Agent5/1/19521951 Detroit Lions (NFL)1951 DET NFL
KICKOFF RETURNSNOFCYDSAVGLGTD20+40+FUM
1947 Baltimore Colts (AAFC)1947 BAL AAFC188.08000
1951 Detroit Lions (NFL)1951 DET NFL133.030000
Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL2115.580000
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