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Position: | Safety | ||||||||||
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Born: | Fillmore, California, U.S. | August 19, 1931||||||||||
Died: | October 20, 2006 Ventura, California, U.S. | (aged 75)||||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||||||
Weight: | 190 lb (86 kg) | ||||||||||
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College: | Colorado A&M (1951–1952) | ||||||||||
Undrafted: | 1953 | ||||||||||
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Donald Edward Burroughs (August 19, 1931 – October 20, 2006), nicknamed "The Blade", was an American professional football player who was a defensive back in the National Football League (NFL) for the Los Angeles Rams and the Philadelphia Eagles. He played college football as a quarterback at Colorado A&M, now known as Colorado State University. Burroughs was notable for his 6'5" height, an anomaly at the safety position.