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Posted on 04/02/2015 11:51:04 AM PDT by EveningStar
Eddie LeBaron, the College Football Hall of Fame quarterback at the University of the Pacific who went on to a lengthy pro career, died Wednesday in Stockton, the university announced. He was 85.
University officials said Mr. LeBaron, who also worked as a lawyer in Sacramento for nine years before retiring in 1997, died of natural causes ...
Drafted by the Washington Redskins, Mr. LeBaron played seven years in the nation’s capital and four with the Dallas Cowboys. He also played one season with the Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League ...
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Godspeed Mr Lebaron.
Signed,
A Falcon fan
A Marine with two Purple Hearts and a Bronze Star.
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The original Cowboys quarterback, he was only 5 foot 7.
RIP.
Any relation to Dax LeBaron?
I grew up watching Eddie and the early Cowboys. Fun QB.
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NFL quarterback that was shorter than Doug Flutie. Enjoyed watching him in the old Cotton Bowl stadium when he was a Cowboy.
RIP. He was a good player who I enjoyed all those years ago.
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