Don_Calhoun

Don Calhoun

Don Calhoun

American football player (1952–2020)

This article is about the American professional football running back who played for nine seasons in the National Football League. For the spectator who made a million dollars during a timeout in the third quarter of a Chicago Bulls–Miami Heat game on April 14, 1993, see The Calhoun Shot.
For the spectator making a $1M basketball shot, see The Calhoun Shot.

Donald Clevester Calhoun (April 29, 1952 – December 14, 2020) was an American professional football running back who played for nine seasons in the National Football League (NFL) for the Buffalo Bills, the New England Patriots.[1] and the Philadelphia Eagles. He later played for the New Jersey Generals of the United States Football League (USFL).

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Prior to playing NFL, Calhoun played football at Wichita High School North and Kansas State University. He was drafted in the tenth round of the 1974 NFL Draft by Buffalo. In 2009, he was inducted into both the Wichita Sports Hall of Fame[2] and the Kansas Sports Hall of Fame;[3] and in 2010, was chosen and awarded entry into the Wichita North High School Hall of Fame.

In 1976, while playing for the New England Patriots, Calhoun led the NFL in Rushing Yards per Attempt, with 5.6. He rushed for 721 yards that year.

He died on December 14, 2020, at age 68, in Derby, Kansas.[4]

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References

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    "44 Don Calhoun RB". New England Patriots. Retrieved 2011-01-03.[permanent dead link]
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    "Don Calhoun - athlete". Inductees. Wichita Sports Hall of Fame. 2009. Archived from the original on 2011-07-18. Retrieved 2011-01-03.
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    "Don Calhoun". Inductees. Kansas Sports Hall of Fame. 2009. Retrieved 2011-01-03.[permanent dead link]
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    "Donald Clevester Calhoun, Sr. of Wichita, Kansas". Thejacksonmortuary.com. Retrieved 2021-01-26.


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