Pat Preston

American football player, coach, and administrator (1921–2002)
Pat Preston
Date of birth(1921-06-15)June 15, 1921
Place of birthKernersville, North Carolina, U.S.
Date of deathJune 23, 2002(2002-06-23) (aged 81)
Place of deathMount Airy, North Carolina, U.S.
Career information
Position(s)Guard
US collegeDuke
Wake Forest
NFL draft1943 / Round: 17
Career history
As player
1946–1949Chicago Bears
Career highlights and awards

Paddison Wade "Pat" Preston (June 15, 1921 – June 23, 2002) was an American football player and coach and college athletics administrator. He played professionally as a guard for four seasons in the National Football League (NFL) with the Chicago Bears.[1] Preston served as the athletic director at Wake Forest University from 1954 to 1955.

References

  1. ^ Pat Preston NFL & AFL Football Statistics - Pro-Football-Reference.com

External links

  • Pat Preston at Find a Grave
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Wake Forest Demon Deacons athletic directors
  • James L. White (1920–1921)
  • Phil Utley (1922–1923)
  • Hank Garrity (1923–1926)
  • Jim Weaver (1937–1954)
  • Pat Preston (1954–1955)
  • Bill Gibson (1956–1963)
  • Gene Hooks (1964–1992)
  • Ron Wellman (1992–2019)
  • John Currie (2019– )
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Chicago Bears 1943 NFL draft selections
  • Bob Steuber
  • Fred Evans
  • Ed Stamm
  • Derrell Palmer
  • Milt Vucinich
  • Alyn Beals
  • Jim Jurkovich
  • Walt Lamb
  • Ray (Duke) Hammett
  • Al Zikmund
  • Clark Wood
  • Loyd Arms
  • Lyle Sturdy
  • Buddy Tomlinson
  • Pat Preston
  • Hank Norberg
  • Pat Lyons
  • Marion Butler
  • Al Santucci
  • Bill Johnson
  • Wally Boudreau
  • Bob Baumann
  • Elwood Holtscher
  • Ben Keller
  • Charley Block
  • Ted Brannon
  • Lou Wayne
  • Dick Creevy
  • Bill Bluffington
  • Woody Peterson


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