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Oliver Kay Eakin, Jr. (August 3, 1917 – February 15, 1993) was an American football player in the National Football League and the All-America Football Conference.

Kay Eakin

No. 12, 96
Position:	Running Back
Personal information
Born:	(1917-08-03)August 3, 1917 Atkins, Arkansas
Died:	February 15, 1993(1993-02-15) (aged 75) Fort Smith, Arkansas
Height:	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight:	180 lb (82 kg)
Career information
College:	Arkansas
NFL Draft:	1940 / Round: 1 / Pick: 3
Career history
New York Giants (1940–1941) Miami Seahawks (1946)
Career NFL statistics
Player stats at NFL.com

Eakin played college football at the University of Arkansas, and was selected in the first round of the 1940 NFL Draft by the Pittsburgh Steelers. He played halfback and fullback with the New York Giants in 1941 and 1942, and returned with the Miami Seahawks in 1946.

See also

• List of college football yearly passing leaders

External links

• Kay Eakin's page at Database Football
• Kay Eakin at Find a Grave

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