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Lester Boyd "Buddy" Gatewood (May 30, 1921 – April 9, 1965) was an American professional football player who was a center for the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Baylor Bears and Tulane Green Wave.
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| Position: | Center | ||||||
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| Born: | May 30, 1921 Dallas, Texas, U.S. | ||||||
| Died: | April 9, 1965 (aged 43) Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S. | ||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||
| Weight: | 198 lb (90 kg) | ||||||
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| High school: | Waco (TX) | ||||||
| College: | Baylor Tulane | ||||||
| NFL draft: | 1943 / round: 8 / pick: 68 | ||||||
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Gatewood was born in Dallas, Texas,[1] and played college football at Baylor University and Tulane University.[2] He was selected by the Green Bay Packers in the eighth round of the 1943 NFL draft and played two seasons with the team.[3] He died in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma at the age of 43 from a heart attack.
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