- Vern Burke
NFL player
Name=Vern Burke
Color=blue
fontcolor=yellow
DateOfBirth=April 30 1941
Birthplace=San Luis Obispo, California
DateOfDeath=
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Height_ft=6
Height_in=4
Weight_lbs=215
Position=split end,tight end
College=Oregon State
NFLDraftedYear=1963
NFLDraftedRound=5
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career_highlights=*
Awards=Oregon Sports Hall of Fame - 1982
OSU Hall of Fame - 1991
DatabaseFootball=BURKEVER01
years=1963-1965
1966
1967
teams=San Francisco 49ers
Atlanta Falcons
New Orleans Saints
HOF=Vernon "Vern" Eugene Burke (
April 30 1941 –) is a formerAmerican football tight end who played five seasons in theNFL with theSan Francisco 49ers ,Atlanta Falcons , and theNew Orleans Saints .High school career
Burke attended North High School in
Bakersfield, California and starred in football.College career
Burke attended
Bakersfield College before he enrolled at Oregon State to play football. He lettered in football in 1961 and 1962, earning a spot as a first team ConsensusAll-America n atsplit end in 1962. Burke caught 69 passes for 1,007 yards, bothNCAA records at the time. The Beavers finished 9-2 after a 6-0 victory over Villanova in theLiberty Bowl . The Beavers' lone touchdown in that game came on a 99-yard rushing touchdown by Beaver quarterback and 1962Heisman Trophy winner,Terry Baker .For his achievements in his senior season, Burke was chosen to play in the 1963
East-West Shrine Game and 1963Hula Bowl .cite web|url=http://www.osubeavers.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=4700&KEY=&ATCLID=188614|title=Oregon State University Sports Hall of Fame|publisher=osubeavers.com|accessdate=2008-01-04]Professional career
Burke was drafted in the 5th round of the 1963
NFL Draft , the 64th pick overall, by the San Francisco 49ers. Burke did not debut in the NFL however until 1965. He later spent a year each with the Atlanta Falcons and the New Orleans Saints.cite web|url=http://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/B/BurkVe00.htm |title=Vern Burke |publisher=pro-football-reference.com|accessdate=2008-01-04] cite web|url=http://www.osubeavers.com/pdf2/39520.pdf?ATCLID=153842&SPSID=27968&SPID=1952&DB_OEM_ID=4700|title="Beavers in the Pros" |accessdate=2008-01-04 ]Legacy
Burke was inducted into the
State of Oregon Sports Hall of Fame in 1982 and the Oregon State University Sports Hall of Fame in 1991.References
External links
* [http://www.osubeavers.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=4700&KEY=&ATCLID=188614 Oregon State University Sports Hall of Fame]
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