Veryl Switzer
American football player (1932–2022)
Veryl A. Switzer (August 6, 1932 – June 4, 2022) was an American professional football player. He was a halfback in the National Football League (NFL) and the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played in the NFL for 24 games with the Green Bay Packers from 1954 until 1955. He also played for Calgary Stampeders and Montreal Alouettes.[1]
| No. 27 Green Bay Packers | |
 Switzer on a 1954 Bowman football card | |
| Born: | August 6, 1932 Nicodemus, Kansas, U.S. |
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| Died: | June 4, 2022 (aged 89) Manhattan, Kansas, U.S. |
| Career information | |
| Position(s) | HB |
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) |
| Weight | 190 lb (86 kg) |
| College | Kansas State |
| NFL draft | 1954 / Round: 1 / Pick: 4 |
| Career history | |
| As player | |
| 1954–1955 | Green Bay Packers |
| 1958 | Calgary Stampeders |
| 1959–1960 | Montreal Alouettes |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Switzer died in Manhattan, Kansas on June 4, 2022, at the age of 89.[1][2]
References
change- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Ex-Green Bay Packers, Kansas State Wildcats RB Veryl Switzer dies at 89". ESPN. Associated Press. 5 June 2022. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
- ↑ Veryl A. Switzer obituary
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