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| Position: | End | ||||||||||||
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| Born: | September 2, 1916 Sulphur Springs, Texas, U.S. | ||||||||||||
| Died: | April 5, 2015 (aged 98) Fort Worth, Texas, U.S. | ||||||||||||
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| College: | TCU | ||||||||||||
| NFL draft: | 1940 / round: 8 / pick: 63 | ||||||||||||
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John Don Looney (September 2, 1916 – April 5, 2015) was a professional American football end in the National Football League (NFL). He was selected in the eighth round of the 1940 NFL draft.[1] He played three seasons for the Philadelphia Eagles (1940) and the Pittsburgh Steelers (1941–1942).
Looney set new NFL records for catches and yards in a single game during his 1940 rookie season and led the league in receiving yards.