Freddie Summers
| No. 20 | |
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| Position: | Defensive back |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | February 16, 1947 Columbia, South Carolina, U.S. |
| Died: | December 7, 1994 (aged 47) Randolph, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Weight: | 180 lb (82 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Dorchester (Dorchester, Massachusetts) |
| College: | McCook JC (1965–1966) Wake Forest (1967–1968) |
| NFL draft: | 1969: 4th round, 98th pick |
| Career history | |
| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| Stats at Pro Football Reference | |
Freddie S. Summers (February 16, 1947 – December 7, 1994) was an American professional football player who was a defensive back for three seasons with the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Wake Forest Demon Deacons as a quarterback. He was selected by the Browns in the fourth round of the 1969 NFL/AFL draft.
Early life
[edit]Freddie S. Summers was born on February 16, 1947, in Columbia, South Carolina.[1] He attended Dorchester High School in Dorchester, Boston, Massachusetts.[1]
College career
[edit]Summers first played college football at McCook Junior College from 1965 to 1966.[1] He transferred to play for the Wake Forest Demon Deacons from 1967 to 1968.[1] In 1967, he became the first black quarterback to start for a major Southern university.[2] He completed 77 of 159 passes (48.4%) for 909 yards, two touchdowns, and eight interceptions while also rushing for 510 yards and an Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC)-best ten touchdowns, earning first team All-ACC honors.[2][3] He also led the ACC in total offense that season.[2] In 1968, he completed 125 of 250 passes (50.0%) for 1,664 yards, nine touchdowns, and a conference-high 25 interceptions while rushing for 439 yards and seven touchdowns.[3]
Professional career
[edit]Summers was selected by the Cleveland Browns in the fourth round, with the 98th overall pick, of the 1969 NFL draft.[4] He converted to defensive back with the Browns. He played in eight games, starting three, during his rookie year in 1969.[4] He appeared in 12 games, no starts, in 1970 and made one fumble recovery.[4] Summers played in three games, starting one, during his final season with the Browns in 1971.[4]
On June 15, 1972, he was traded to the New York Giants in exchange for the Giants second pick in the 1973 NFL draft.[5] He was placed on injured waivers on August 30, 1972.[6][7]
Death
[edit]Summers died on December 7, 1994, in Randolph, Massachusetts.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Freddie Summers". profootballarchives.com. Retrieved December 9, 2024.
- ^ a b c Jacobs, Barry (August 20, 2017). "Among a group of ground-breaking African American football players at Wake, a star QB". newsobserver.com. Archived from the original on September 6, 2017. Retrieved September 5, 2017.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ a b "Freddie Summers". sports-reference.com. Retrieved December 9, 2024.
- ^ a b c d e "Freddie Summers". pro-football-reference.com. Retrieved December 9, 2024.
- ^ "Grid Giants Obtain Browns' Gregory". The Central New Jersey Home News. Associated Press. June 16, 1972. p. 21. Retrieved September 16, 2017.
- ^ "Jets, Giants slice". The Journal News. Associated Press. August 31, 1972. p. 55. Retrieved September 5, 2017.
- ^ "Giants Not Taking Eagles Lightly in Jaycees Battle". Asbury Park Press. September 1, 1972. p. 43. Retrieved September 16, 2017.
External links
[edit]- 1947 births
- Players of American football from Columbia, South Carolina
- American football defensive backs
- American football quarterbacks
- Wake Forest Demon Deacons football players
- Cleveland Browns players
- New York Giants players
- 1994 deaths
- People from Dorchester, Boston
- 20th-century African-American sportsmen