Byron Gentry

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Byron Gentry

Guard

Personal information

Date of birth: October 20, 1913

Place of birth: Washington

Date of death: February 10, 1992 (aged 78)

Career information

College: USC

Debuted in 1937

Last played in 1939

Career history

Pittsburgh Pirates (1937-1939)

Career highlights and awards

2× Pro Bowl selection (1938, 1939)
1× All-Pro (1938)

Career NFL statistics

Games played	25
Games started	24
Stats at NFL.com

Byron Burk Gentry (October 20, 1913 – February 10, 1992) was a professional American football guard in the National Football League. He played three seasons for the Pittsburgh Pirates.

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. He was a decorated soldier, serving as an intelligence officer in World War II and later was national commander of the Veterans of Foreign Wars. 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.

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Persondata
Name	Gentry, Byron
Alternative names
Short description	American football player
Date of birth	October 20, 1913
Place of birth	Washington
Date of death	February 10, 1992
Place of death

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