John Burrell (American football)

John Burrell
No. 86, 48
Date of birth	November 22, 1940
Place of birth	Fort Worth, Texas, U.S.
Date of death	September 28, 2024 (aged 83)
Career information
Position(s)	Wide receiver
US college	Rice
AFL draft	1962 / round: 25 / pick: 195; (by the Dallas Texans)
NFL draft	1962 / round: 7 / pick: 92
Career history
As player
1962	San Francisco 49ers
1962–1964	Pittsburgh Steelers
1966–1967	Washington Redskins
Career highlights and awards
	2× First-team All-SWC (1960, 1961);
Career stats
	Playing stats at NFL.com; Playing stats at DatabaseFootball.com;

John Buster Burrell (November 22, 1940 – September 28, 2024) was an American football wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL) for the San Francisco 49ers, the Pittsburgh Steelers, and the Washington Redskins. He played college football at Rice University and was drafted in the seventh round of the 1962 NFL draft. Burrell was also selected in the 25th round of the 1962 AFL Draft by the Dallas Texans.^[1] Burrell died on September 28, 2024, at the age of 83.^[2]

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Career information
No. 86, 48
Date of birth	(1940-11-22)November 22, 1940
Place of birth	Fort Worth, Texas, U.S.
Date of death	September 28, 2024(2024-09-28) (aged 83)
Position(s)	Wide receiver
US college	Rice
AFL draft	1962 / round: 25 / pick: 195 (by the Dallas Texans)
NFL draft	1962 / round: 7 / pick: 92
Career history
As player
1962	San Francisco 49ers
1962–1964	Pittsburgh Steelers
1966–1967	Washington Redskins

Career highlights and awards
2× First-team All-SWC (1960, 1961)
Career stats
Playing stats at NFL.com Playing stats at DatabaseFootball.com