Thomas Otey Feamster (October 23, 1930 – June 9, 2020[2]) was a professional American football player for the National Football League (NFL)'s Baltimore Colts. He played in twelve games in the 1956 season after his collegiate career at William & Mary and then Florida State.[3]
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| Position: | Defensive end | ||||
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| Born: | October 23, 1930 Warwick, Virginia, U.S. | ||||
| Died: | June 9, 2020 (aged 89) Hazard, Kentucky, U.S. | ||||
| Height: | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | ||||
| Weight: | 260 lb (118 kg) | ||||
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| High school: | Warwick (Newport News, Virginia) | ||||
| College: | William & Mary / Florida State | ||||
| NFL draft: | 1955 / round: 4 / pick: 40 (by the Los Angeles Rams)[1] | ||||
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In 1969, Feamster entered a seminary and was later ordained an Episcopal priest. In 1979, he served as a minister to John Spenkelink prior to Spenkelink's execution.[4]
References
edit- ^ "1955 Los Angeles Rams". databaseFootball.com. Archived from the original on January 4, 2010. Retrieved July 17, 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Thomas Otey Feamster: October 23, 1930 - June 9, 2020". Maggard Funeral Homes. Retrieved July 7, 2021.
- ^ Tom Feamster @ pro-football-reference.com. Retrieved September 19, 2013.
- ^ Von Drehle, David. Among the Lowest of the Dead: Inside Death Row. New York: Fawcett Crest (imprint of Ballantine Books), 1996. ISBN 0449225232 p. 77
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