Volney Peters

Volney Peters

refer to caption Peters on a 1955 Bowman football card
No. 76, 79, 70
Position:	Defensive tackle
Personal information
Date of birth:	(1928-01-01) January 1, 1928
Place of birth:	Minneapolis, Minnesota
Date of death:	December 28, 2015(2015-12-28)
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Career information
College:	USC
NFL draft:	1951 / Round: 13 / Pick: 151
Career history
Chicago Cardinals (1952–1953) Washington Redskins (1954–1957) Philadelphia Eagles (1958) Los Angeles Chargers (1960) Oakland Raiders (1961)
Career highlights and awards
NFL Pro Bowl (1955) TSN All-AFL (1960) AFL All-Star (1960)
Career NFL statistics
Player stats at NFL.com
Player stats at PFR

Volney Monroe Peters (born January 1, 1928) is a former American football defensive tackle in the National Football League and the American Football League.

Early life

Peters graduated from San Diego's Hoover High in 1947.

College career

Peters went to Compton Community College and then was a two-way lineman for three years at the University of Southern California. As a senior, he was a first-team All-Pacific Coast Conference pick and was named to the 1951 East-West Shrine Game first team and the 1951 College All Stars Hula Bowl first team. Peters established a USC career record for minutes played.

Professional career

After a brief time in the Marine Corps, Peters played in the NFL from 1952 to 1958. He was drafted by the Chicago Cardinals and also played for the Washington Redskins and the Philadelphia Eagles. He retired briefly before then-Los Angeles Chargers coach Sid Gillman convinced him to make a comeback to play for the American Football League team. He finished his career with the Oakland Raiders.

Peters was named a 1956 NFL Pro Bowl pick, and was named to the Sporting News 1960 All-AFL team.

Recognition

In 2006, Volney Peters was inducted into the San Diego Hall of Champions Breitbard Hall of Fame.

See also

• List of American Football League players