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Date of birth | June 28, 1946 |
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Place of birth | Roanoke, Alabama, U.S. |
Date of death | June 27, 2022 | (aged 75)
Place of death | Ocala, Florida, U.S. |
Career information | |
Position(s) | Wide receiver |
Height | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) |
Weight | 200 lb (91 kg) |
US college | Auburn |
NFL draft | 1968 / round: 2 / pick: 40 |
Drafted by | St. Louis Cardinals |
Career history | |
As player | |
1968–1972 | St. Louis Cardinals |
1973 | New Orleans Saints |
1973 | Washington Redskins |
Career highlights and awards | |
Career stats | |
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Freddie Phillip Hyatt (June 28, 1946 – June 27, 2022) was an American football wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL) for the St. Louis Cardinals, New Orleans Saints, and Washington Redskins.[1] He played college football at Auburn University and was drafted by the Cardinals in the second round of the 1968 NFL/AFL draft.[2] Hyatt died of open heart surgery in Ocala, Florida just one day before his 76th birthday.[3]