Volney Peters

Volney Peters
Date of birth	January 1, 1928
Place of birth	Minneapolis, Minnesota
Position(s)	DT
College	Southern California
NFL Draft	1951 / Round 8 / Pick 151
Statistics	DatabaseFootball
Team(s)
1952-1953 1954-1957 1958 1960 1961	Chicago Cardinals Washington Redskins Philadelphia Eagles Los Angeles Chargers Oakland Raiders

Volney Peters (born January 1, 1928 in Minneapolis) was an american football player.

==High School Career Peters graduated from San Diego's Hoover High in 1947.

[edit] College career

Peters went to Compton Community College and then was a two-way lineman for three years at the University of Southern California. As a senior, he was a first-team All-Pacific Coast Conference pick and was named to the 1951 East-West Shrine Game first team and the 1951 College All Stars Hula Bowl first team. Peters established a USC career record for minutes played.

After a brief time in the Marine Corps, Peters played in the NFL from 1952 to 1961. He was drafted by the Chicago Cardinals and also played for the Washington Redskins and Philadelphia Eagles. He retired briefly before then-Los Angeles Chargers coach Sid Gillman convinced him to make a comeback. He finished his career with the Oakland Raiders. Peters was named a 1956 NFL Pro Bowl pick.