About Lester Gatewood
Lived 1921 – 1965 (aged 43). Lester Gatewood was an American american football player.
Lester Boyd "Buddy" Gatewood (May 30, 1921 – April 9, 1965) was an American professional football player who was a center for the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Baylor Bears and Tulane Green Wave.
Biography Gatewood was born in Dallas, Texas, and played college football at Baylor University and Tulane University. He was selected by the Green Bay Packers in the eighth round of the 1943 NFL draft and played two seasons with the team. He died in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma at the age of 43 from a heart attack.
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Who was Lester Gatewood?
American football player (1921-1965)
When was Lester Gatewood born?
Lester Gatewood was born on 30 May 1921 in Dallas.
When did Lester Gatewood die?
Lester Gatewood died on 9 April 1965.
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Lester Gatewood was an american football player.
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Lester Gatewood was American.
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