Elbert Kimbrough

{{Short description|American football player (born 1938)}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}}

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| position = Safety

| number = 83, 45

| birth_date = {{birth date|1938|3|24}}

| birth_place = Galesburg, Illinois, U.S.

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| height_ft = 5

| height_in = 11

| weight_lbs = 196

| high_school = Galesburg (IL)

| college = Northwestern

| afldraftyear = 1961

| afldraftround = 4

| afldraftpick = 29

| draftyear = 1961

| draftround = 2

| draftpick = 18

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| statlabel1 = Games played

| statvalue1 = 85

| statlabel2 = Starts

| statvalue2 = 62

| statlabel3 = Interceptions

| statvalue3 = 9

| statlabel4 = Fumble recoveries

| statvalue4 = 8

| pfr = KimbEl20

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Elbert Leon Kimbrough (March 24, 1938) is an American former professional football player who played safety for seven seasons for the Los Angeles Rams, San Francisco 49ers, and New Orleans Saints.{{cite book|last=Ross|first=Charles K.|title=Outside the Lines: African Americans and the Integration of the National Football League|url=https://archive.org/details/outsidelinesafri0000ross|url-access=registration|accessdate=9 June 2016|year=1999|publisher=NYU Press|isbn=9780814774953|page=[https://archive.org/details/outsidelinesafri0000ross/page/175 175]}}

Biography

Elbert Kimbrough was born March 24, 1938, in Galesburg, Illinois. He attended Galesburg High School in that city, where, together with his twin brother Albert, he played footballPaul Carlson, [https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-dispatch-sports-seen-kimbrough-twin/155005256/ "Sports Seen,"] Moline Dispatch, Sept. 10, 1956, p. 18. and basketball.[https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-rock-island-argus-galesburg-silver-s/155009550/ "Streaks Top Canton for 70–66 Win,"] Rock Island Argus, Jan. 14, 1957, p. 15.

Kimbrough's twin brother Albert also played American football.{{cite news |last1=Trueblood |first1=Mike |title=Kimbrough his brother's biggest fan |url=https://eu.galesburg.com/story/sports/high-school/football/2015/09/28/kimbrough-his-brother-s-biggest/33435035007/ |access-date=September 25, 2024 |work=The Register-Mail |date=September 28, 2015}} Albert died in May 2024.{{cite news |last1=Redfern |first1=Jay |title=Remembering Galesburg's legendary multi-sport stars: Albert Kimbrough and Doug Mills |url=https://www.wgil.com/2024/05/29/remembering-galesburgs-legendary-multi-sport-stars-albert-kimbrough-and-doug-mills/ |access-date=September 25, 2024 |work=WGIL 93.7 FM - 1400 AM |date=May 29, 2024}}

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