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Dalton Lloyd Truax Jr. (January 17, 1935 – August 15, 2019) was a professional American football player. After growing up in New Orleans and lettering in multiple sports for Holy Cross School (New Orleans) including becoming Louisiana State Wrestling Heavyweight Champ,[1] he went on an athletic scholarship to Tulane University.[2] Shortly before the 1957 season, the Green Bay Packers traded him to the New York Giants for a 1958 third-round selection in which they chose future Hall of Famer Ray Nitschke.[3] He played for the Oakland Raiders during the 1960 AFL season.[4][5] He died at his home in 2019, aged 84.[6]
References
- ^ http://www.stbhof.com/sites/default/files/pdf/Inductees/daltontrauxjr.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ^ "Dalton Truax - The Pro Football Archives". www.profootballarchives.com.
- ^ "GIL BRANDT'S TOP 10 NFL TRADES". www.nfl.info.
- ^ "Dalton Truax". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on June 12, 2011. Retrieved August 10, 2011.
- ^ "Dalton Truax". National Football League. Retrieved August 10, 2011.
- ^ "Dalton Truax Obituary - New Orleans, LA".
External links
Media related to Dalton Truax at Wikimedia Commons
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