Don Deeks

Donald Philip Deeks (February 10, 1923 – September 4, 1995) was an American professional football offensive lineman in the National Football League for the Boston Yanks, the Washington Redskins, and the Green Bay Packers.

Don Deeks

Deeks, circa 1942
No. 41, 21, 85
Positions	Tackle Guard
Personal information
Born	(1923-02-10)February 10, 1923 Portland, Oregon, U.S.
Died	September 4, 1995(1995-09-04) (aged 72) Bend, Oregon, U.S.
Height	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight	238 lb (108 kg)
Career information
High school	Grant (Portland, Oregon)
College	Washington
NFL draft	1945: 4th round, 31st overall pick
Career history
Portland Rockets (1944) Boston Yanks (1945–1947) Washington Redskins (1947) Green Bay Packers (1948)
Career NFL statistics
Games played 29 Games started 9 Stats at Pro Football Reference

Deeks was born in Portland, Oregon. He played college football at the University of Washington and threw javelin as a track and field athlete.^[1] He was drafted in the fourth round of the 1945 NFL draft, and played for the Boston Yanks from 1945 to 1947, when he joined the Washington Redskins.^[2] In 1948, the Washington Redskins traded Deeks to the Green Bay Packers.^[3][4]

Deeks married Eleanor McMenamin in 1948.^[4] He died in 1995, at the age of 72, in Bend, Oregon. His grandsons played football at the high school level.^[5]