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]

Veryl Switzer
No. 27     Green Bay Packers
Switzer on a 1954 Bowman football card
Born:(1932-08-06)August 6, 1932
Nicodemus, Kansas, U.S.
Died:June 4, 2022(2022-06-04) (aged 89)
Manhattan, Kansas, U.S.
Career information
Position(s)HB
Height5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight190 lb (86 kg)
CollegeKansas State
NFL draft1954 / Round: 1 / Pick: 4
Career history
As player
1954–1955Green Bay Packers
1958Calgary Stampeders
1959–1960Montreal Alouettes
Career highlights and awards
  • Kansas State Hall of Fame (1990)

Switzer died in Manhattan, Kansas on June 4, 2022, at the age of 89.[1][2]

References change

  1. 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.
  2. Veryl A. Switzer obituary