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Jeff Yeates
American football player (born 1951)
Jeffrey Lee Yeates (born August 3, 1951) is a former American football defensive lineman. He played college football at Boston College. He was drafted in the fourth round (103rd overall) of the 1973 NFL Draft by the Buffalo Bills.
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| Position: | Defensive lineman | ||||||||
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| Born: | (1951-08-03) August 3, 1951 (age 72) Buffalo, New York, U.S. | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 248 lb (112 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Tonawanda (NY) Cardinal O'Hara | ||||||||
| College: | Boston College | ||||||||
| NFL draft: | 1973 / Round: 4 / Pick: 103 | ||||||||
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In 1971 Yeates was named to the UPI All-East all-star team,[1][2] as well as the AP All-East all-star team.[3]
Yeates was selected in the fourth round (103rd overall) of the 1973 NFL Draft by the Buffalo Bills.[4][5] After appearing in three games for the Bills in 1976, he was waived,[6][7] and later signed by the Atlanta Falcons.[8] In September 1977, he was waived by the Falcons.[9] In 1978, he became a starter after Claude Humphrey retired.[10] In 1980, when the Falcons switched to a 3-4 defense, Yeates was a starting defensive end alongside Jeff Merrow.[11] He was released by the Falcons in August 1984.[12][13]
- "Weirton's Jenkins Is Tagged All-East". Weirton Daily Times. UPI. November 24, 1971. p. 11. Retrieved February 23, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- Miller, Ira (November 24, 1971). "Lachowicz Joins Mitchell and Marinaro As Defensive Tackle on UPI All-East". Evening Herald. UPI. p. 22. Retrieved February 23, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- Nissenson, Herschel (December 2, 1971). "Six Lions Cited on All-East Team". The Progress. AP. p. 17. Retrieved February 23, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- "National Football Loop 1973 Draft Selections". Great Bend Tribune. UPI. February 1, 1973. p. 6. Retrieved February 23, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- "New England Ignored". Biddeford-Saco Journal. AP. February 1, 1973. p. 6. Retrieved February 23, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- Munich, John (September 2, 1982). "Let's Talk Sports". The Sun and the Erie County Independent. p. 6. Retrieved February 23, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Bills waive two". The Bakersfield Californian. AP. October 2, 1976. p. 21. Retrieved February 23, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Transactions". The Journal News. December 2, 1976. p. 20. Retrieved February 23, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Transactions". The Berkshire Eagle. September 14, 1977. p. 13. Retrieved February 23, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Falcons' Humphrey, All-Pro, defensive end, is retiring". The Index-Journal. AP. September 28, 1978. p. 17. Retrieved February 23, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- "NFL Digest: Chester Has Knee Surgery". Santa Cruz Sentinel. AP. August 5, 1980. p. 10. Retrieved February 23, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Veterans cut by NFL teams". Del Rio News Herald. AP. August 28, 1984. p. 7. Retrieved February 23, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Some NFL teams trim rosters". The Gettysburg Times. AP. August 28, 1984. p. 10. Retrieved February 23, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
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