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| Born: | (1913-10-20)October 20, 1913 Brawley, Arkansas, U.S. | ||||
| Died: | February 10, 1992(1992-02-10) (aged 78) Paso Robles, California, U.S. | ||||
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Byron Burk Gentry (October 20, 1913 – February 10, 1992)[1] was a professional American football guard[2] in the National Football League (NFL). He played three seasons for the Pittsburgh Pirates.[3]
Gentry played college football at the University of Southern California where he was also a member of Phi Kappa Tau fraternity. At USC, he played on the 1931 and 1932 Rose Bowl championship teams.[4] He was a decorated soldier, rising to the rank of Capitan,[5] and serving as an intelligence officer in World War II. He later was a state and national commander of the Veterans of Foreign Wars.[6][7] Gentry's post-football career was in the law and he was city attorney of Pasadena, California for sixteen years. He was also a published writer and poet.[8]
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