Royce Womble

{{Short description|American football player (1931–2016)}}

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| image = Royce Womble - 1955 Bowman.jpg

| caption = Womble on a 1955 Bowman football card

| position = Running back

| number = 26, 28

| birth_date = {{birth date|1931|8|12}}

| birth_place = Webb, Texas

| death_date = {{death date and age|2016|11|30|1931|8|12}}

| death_place = Mansfield, Texas

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| undraftedyear = 1954

| college = North Texas

| pastteams = * Baltimore Colts (1954–1957)

| statlabel1 = Rushing attempts-yards

| statvalue1 = 91-266

| statlabel2 = Receptions-yards

| statvalue2 = 79-917

| statlabel3 = Touchdowns

| statvalue3 = 9

| pfr = WombRo00

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Royce Cullen Womble (August 12, 1931 – November 30, 2016) was an American football running back who played in the National Football League (NFL) and the American Football League (AFL). He played five seasons for the NFL's Baltimore Colts and the AFL's Los Angeles Chargers. He died from complications of Alzheimer's disease in 2016.{{cite web| url = http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/dfw/obituary.aspx?n=royce-cullen-womble&pid=182950901| title = Royce Womble Obituary (1931 - 2016) - Mansfield, TX - Star-Telegram}}

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