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Don Flynn
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Donald Max Flynn (September 14, 1934 – April 14, 2010) was an American professional gridiron football player. He played defensive back for the Edmonton Eskimos of the Canadian Football League (CFL) and the Dallas Texans and New York Titans of the American Football League (AFL). Flynn played college football at Houston.
Key Information
Early life
[edit]Flynn was born in Durant, Oklahoma and grew up in Tyler, Texas, where he attended and played high school football at John Tyler High School.[1][2]
Football career
[edit]Flynn played quarterback at Houston[3][4] while studying petroleum engineering. He was an honorable mention to the 1957 All-America team.[1] He started his professional career in the Canadian Football League with the Edmonton Eskimos[5] before joining the American Football League's Dallas Texans in 1960 as a cornerback and safety. He began the 1961 season with the Texans, but began playing for the New York Titans midway through the season, where he played linebacker.[1][2]
Personal life
[edit]Flynn met his wife while she was working as a flight attendant on a flight he was taking with one of his football teams. They had four children together.
Flynn worked in the petroleum industry, starting an oil company, after retiring from football. He also coached his youngest son's high school football teams.
On April 14, 2010, Flynn died in Tulsa, Oklahoma.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d Stanley, Tim (April 17, 2010). "Pro football player stayed close to the game". Tulsa World. Retrieved January 6, 2025.
- ^ a b "Don Flynn". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved January 6, 2025.
- ^ "Don Flynn leads UH". The Tyler Courier-Times. September 30, 1956. Retrieved January 6, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Houston Gives Titans 39-7 Taste of Grid Power". Detroit Free Press. December 2, 1956. pp. 1F, 3F. Retrieved January 6, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "All-Time Roster". Edmonton Elks. Retrieved January 6, 2025.
External links
[edit]- PFREF profile Archived August 27, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
- Career statistics from Pro Football Reference