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==Professional career== |
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Though Burleson's career was brief, playing just a single season in the NFL, he played for three separate teams. His first signing was with the [[Portsmouth Spartans]] as an offensive guard. He then traveled to [[Pittsburgh]] mid-season to play on the inaugural [[Pittsburgh Steelers]] roster. At the time of his signing, the Steelers were called the Pittsburgh Pirates and were headed by player-coach [[Jap Douds]]. He was installed on the team's offensive line to help protect starting [[quarterback]] [[Tony Holm]]. After appearing in a few games with Pittsburgh, he was shipped off to play for the Cincinnati Reds for the remainder of the season. Burleson did not return to the league in 1934, ending his career with six total game appearances for three different times in just one season.<ref name="h469">{{cite web | title=Pittsburgh Pirates Offensive Lineman | website=StatMuse | date=August 21, 1909 | url=https://www.statmuse.com/nfl/player/john-burleson-2787 | access-date=April 8, 2025}}</ref> |
Though Burleson's career was brief, playing just a single season in the NFL, he played for three separate teams. His first signing was with the [[Portsmouth Spartans]] as an offensive guard. He then traveled to [[Pittsburgh]] mid-season to play on the inaugural [[Pittsburgh Steelers]] roster. At the time of his signing, the Steelers were called the Pittsburgh Pirates and were headed by player-coach [[Jap Douds]]. He was installed on the team's offensive line to help protect starting [[quarterback]] [[Tony Holm]]. After appearing in a few games with Pittsburgh, he was shipped off to play for the Cincinnati Reds for the remainder of the season. Burleson did not return to the league in 1934, ending his career with six total game appearances for three different times in just one season.<ref name="h469">{{cite web | title=Pittsburgh Pirates Offensive Lineman | website=StatMuse | date=August 21, 1909 | url=https://www.statmuse.com/nfl/player/john-burleson-2787 | access-date=April 8, 2025}}</ref> |
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==Later life== |
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After his playing career ended, Burleson moved back to [[Texas]], settling in [[Schleicher County, Texas|Schleicher County]]. It was there he married Velma Lelia Parker<ref name="x575">{{cite web | title=Article clipped from Fort Worth Star-Telegram | website=Newspapers.com | date=May 19, 1940 | url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/fort-worth-star-telegram/172747723/ | access-date=May 20, 2025}}</ref>, a schoolteacher, in 1940.<ref name="o404">{{cite web | title= | website=Ancestry | url=https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/1265/images/sid_540_1961_0024?pId=563993997 | access-date=May 20, 2025}}</ref> |
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==Death== |
==Death== |
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| Position: | Lineman |
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| Born: | August 21, 1909 Albany, Texas, U.S. |
| Died: | October 6, 1983 (aged 74) Abilene, Texas, U.S. |
| Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Weight: | 237 lb (108 kg) |
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| College: | SMU |
| Career history | |
| Stats at Pro Football Reference | |
John Charles Burleson (August 21, 1909 – October 6, 1983) was an American football lineman who played one season in the National Football League (NFL) with the Portsmouth Spartans, Pittsburgh Pirates and Cincinnati Reds. He played college football at Southern Methodist University.[1][2][3]
College career
Burleson began attending Southern Methodist University in 1927. By 1930, he had become a skilled offensive lineman with the Mustangs, earning him a spot in the M Association, reserved for solely the school's varsity lettermen. He finished at SMU in the spring of 1931.[4]
Professional career
Though Burleson's career was brief, playing just a single season in the NFL, he played for three separate teams. His first signing was with the Portsmouth Spartans as an offensive guard. He then traveled to Pittsburgh mid-season to play on the inaugural Pittsburgh Steelers roster. At the time of his signing, the Steelers were called the Pittsburgh Pirates and were headed by player-coach Jap Douds. He was installed on the team's offensive line to help protect starting quarterback Tony Holm. After appearing in a few games with Pittsburgh, he was shipped off to play for the Cincinnati Reds for the remainder of the season. Burleson did not return to the league in 1934, ending his career with six total game appearances for three different times in just one season.[5]
Later life
After his playing career ended, Burleson moved back to Texas, settling in Schleicher County. It was there he married Velma Lelia Parker[6], a schoolteacher, in 1940.[7]
Death
Burleson died in Abilene, Texas in 1983 at the age of 74.[8]
References
- ^ "JOHN BURLESON". profootballarchives.com. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved March 18, 2015.
- ^ Parker, Bill (November 11, 1931). "What is He?". Corsicana Daily Sun. p. 9. Retrieved December 31, 2024.
- ^ "Burleson released". The Sandusky Register. Associated Press. November 23, 1933. p. 7. Retrieved December 31, 2024.
- ^ "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-2016". Ancestry.com. June 15, 2021. Retrieved April 8, 2025.
- ^ "Pittsburgh Pirates Offensive Lineman". StatMuse. August 21, 1909. Retrieved April 8, 2025.
- ^ "Article clipped from Fort Worth Star-Telegram". Newspapers.com. May 19, 1940. Retrieved May 20, 2025.
- ^ Ancestry https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/1265/images/sid_540_1961_0024?pId=563993997. Retrieved May 20, 2025.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ "Article clipped from The Odessa American". Newspapers.com. October 8, 1983. Retrieved April 8, 2025.