Pat Preston

Pat Preston
Date of birth(1921-06-15)June 15, 1921
Place of birthKernersville, North Carolina, U.S.
Date of deathJune 23, 2002(2002-06-23) (aged 81)
Place of deathMount Airy, North Carolina, U.S.
Career information
Position(s)Guard
US collegeDuke
Wake Forest
NFL draft1943 / round: 17
Career history
As player
1946–1949Chicago Bears
Career highlights and awards

Paddison Wade "Pat" Preston (June 15, 1921 – June 23, 2002) was an American football player and coach and college athletics administrator. He played professionally as a guard for four seasons in the National Football League (NFL) with the Chicago Bears.[1] Preston served as the athletic director at Wake Forest University from 1954 to 1955.