 Stickles in 1961 | |||||||||||||
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| Position: | Tight end | ||||||||||||
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| Born: | August 16, 1938 Kingston, New York, U.S. | ||||||||||||
| Died: | September 3, 2006 (aged 68) Oakland, California, U.S. | ||||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||||||||
| Weight: | 235 lb (107 kg) | ||||||||||||
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| College: | Notre Dame | ||||||||||||
| NFL draft: | 1960 / round: 1 / pick: 11 | ||||||||||||
| AFL draft: | 1960 / round: 1 / pick: territorial | ||||||||||||
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Montford Anthony Stickles (August 16, 1938 – September 3, 2006) was an American football tight end in the National Football League (NFL) for the San Francisco 49ers and the New Orleans Saints. A first round draft pick in the 1960 NFL draft, Stickles was a sure-handed receiver and rugged — and sometimes dirty — blocker who carved out a nine year NFL career.
As a collegian at Notre Dame, Stickles was twice recognized as an All-American, achieving consensus status as a senior in 1959.