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Harold "Hank" Burnine -- Tiger Nation lost a great one.
Posted on: January 23, 2020 at 06:39:57 CT
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Harold Henry “Hank” Burnine, 87, died Tuesday, Jan, 21, 2020, at Meyer Care Center in Higginsville.
Hank was a former American football end who played two seasons in the National Football League with the New York Giants and the Philadelphia Eagles. He was drafted by the New York Giants in the 12th round of the 1955 NFL Draft. He played college football at the University of Missouri and attended Richmond High School in Richmond, Missouri.
During Hank’s college career, he played for the Mizzou Tigers, from 1953 to 1955. He led the NCAA in receptions with 44 and in receiving yards with 594 his senior year. In 1955, he was named a college All-American. He recorded career totals of 75 receptions for 1,145 yards. Hank was team captain his senior year and also played in the Blue-Gray Football Classic and Senior Bowl. He won two track letters for the Tigers as a broad jumper. He was inducted into the University of Missouri Intercollegiate Athletics Hall of Fame in 1993.
During Hank’s professional football career, he was selected by the New York Giants with the 140th pick in the 1955 NFL Draft. He played in one game for the Giants during the 1956 season. Hank then went on to play for the Eagles in 14 games, starting in seven, from 1956 to 1957.
Hank proudly served his country as a sergeant in the United States Army. He worked for 33 years as a physical therapist and hospital administrator for the Veterans Administration. Hank was one of the oldest living NFL players at the time of his death. He was coached and mentored by some of the game’s greatest: Tom Landry, Vince Lombardi, and his college coach, Don Faurot.
Hank was a former American football end who played two seasons in the National Football League with the New York Giants and the Philadelphia Eagles. He was drafted by the New York Giants in the 12th round of the 1955 NFL Draft. He played college football at the University of Missouri and attended Richmond High School in Richmond, Missouri.
During Hank’s college career, he played for the Mizzou Tigers, from 1953 to 1955. He led the NCAA in receptions with 44 and in receiving yards with 594 his senior year. In 1955, he was named a college All-American. He recorded career totals of 75 receptions for 1,145 yards. Hank was team captain his senior year and also played in the Blue-Gray Football Classic and Senior Bowl. He won two track letters for the Tigers as a broad jumper. He was inducted into the University of Missouri Intercollegiate Athletics Hall of Fame in 1993.
During Hank’s professional football career, he was selected by the New York Giants with the 140th pick in the 1955 NFL Draft. He played in one game for the Giants during the 1956 season. Hank then went on to play for the Eagles in 14 games, starting in seven, from 1956 to 1957.
Hank proudly served his country as a sergeant in the United States Army. He worked for 33 years as a physical therapist and hospital administrator for the Veterans Administration. Hank was one of the oldest living NFL players at the time of his death. He was coached and mentored by some of the game’s greatest: Tom Landry, Vince Lombardi, and his college coach, Don Faurot.
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Harold "Hank" Burnine -- Tiger Nation lost a great one. - greendoor MU - 1/23 06:39:57
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