Roy McKasson

Roy McKasson
Date of birth (1939-08-23)August 23, 1939
Place of birth Kellogg, Idaho
Date of death January 23, 1998(1998-01-23) (aged 58)
Career information
CFL status International
Position(s) C
College Washington
High school Clover Park
Career history
As player
1961 Edmonton Eskimos

Roy William McKasson (August 23, 1939 – January 23, 1998) was an American football player. He played for the Washington Huskies football team from 1959 to 1961.[1] He also played one year of professional football for the Edmonton Eskimos of the Canadian Football League. He was selected by the Associated Press (AP) as the second-team center on the 1959 All-Pacific Coast football team and as the first-team center on the 1960 All-Pacific Coast football team. He was also selected by the AP,[2] Newspaper Enterprise Association,[3] and Football Writers Association of America[4] as the first-team center on the 1960 College Football All-America Team. He was inducted into the Washington Huskies Hall of Fame in 1987. He died in 1998 as the result of complications from a kidney transplant.[5][6]

References

  1. ↑ "Roy McKasson profile". University of Washington. Retrieved October 20, 2015.
  2. ↑ "All-America Teams". The Vidette-Messenger. Valparaiso, Indiana.
  3. ↑ "Bellino Leads NEA All-American List". Frederick News-Post. Frederick, MD.
  4. ↑ Ted Gangi (ed.). "FWAA All-America Since 1944: The All-Time Team" (PDF). Retrieved February 8, 2015.
  5. ↑ Carole Beers (January 30, 1998). "Former Husky Lineman Roy Mckasson Dies". The Seattle Times.
  6. ↑ "Roy McKasson profile". Tacoma Athletic Commission. Retrieved October 20, 2015.
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