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Roy McKasson

Roy McKasson

American gridiron football player (1939–1998)

Roy William McKasson (August 23, 1939 – January 23, 1998) was an American football player.

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McKasson played for the Washington Huskies football team from 1959 to 1961.[1] He also played one year of professional football for the Edmonton Eskimos of the Canadian Football League. He was selected by the Associated Press (AP) as the second-team center on the 1959 All-Pacific Coast football team and as the first-team center on the 1960 All-Pacific Coast football team. He was also selected by the AP,[2] Newspaper Enterprise Association,[3] and Football Writers Association of America[4] as the first-team center on the 1960 College Football All-America Team.

McKasson was inducted into the Washington Huskies Hall of Fame in 1987. He died in 1998 as the result of complications from a kidney transplant.[5][6]

References

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    "Roy McKasson profile". University of Washington. Retrieved October 20, 2015.
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    "All-America Teams". The Vidette-Messenger. Valparaiso, Indiana.
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    "Bellino Leads NEA All-American List". Frederick News-Post. Frederick, MD.
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    Ted Gangi (ed.). "FWAA All-America Since 1944: The All-Time Team" (PDF). Retrieved February 8, 2015.
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    Carole Beers (January 30, 1998). "Former Husky Lineman Roy Mckasson Dies". The Seattle Times.
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    "Roy McKasson profile". Tacoma Athletic Commission. Retrieved October 20, 2015.
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