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Jerry Helluin

Helluin on a 1955 Bowman football card

No. 79, 72

Position:

Defensive tackle

Personal information

Born:

August 8, 1929
Houma, Louisiana, U.S.

Died:

October 18, 2017 (aged 88)
Houma, Louisiana, U.S.

Height:

6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)

Weight:

272 lb (123 kg)

Career information

High school:

Donaldsonville (LA) Catholic

College:

Tulane

NFL draft:

1951 / round: 3 / pick: 38

Career history

Cleveland Browns (1952–1953)
Green Bay Packers (1954–1957)
Houston Oilers (1960)

Career highlights and awards

AFL champion (1960)
Second-team All-SEC (1951)

Career NFL statistics

Games played:	80
Starts:	59
Interceptions:	1
Fumble recoveries:	8
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Francis Jerome "Jerry" Helluin (August 8, 1929 - October 18, 2017) was an American professional football player who played defensive tackle for seven seasons for the Cleveland Browns, Green Bay Packers, and Houston Oilers.

Biography

Jerry Helluin was born August 8, 1929, in Houma, Louisiana.

He was drafted in the 3rd round of the 1951 NFL draft by the Cleveland Browns, who made him the 38th overall selection of the draft. A defensive specialist, Helluin spent the 1952 and 1953 seasons playing defensive tackle and middle guard for the Browns.^[1]

He was traded to the Green Bay Packers ahead of the 1954 season. He would spend the next four years for the Packers as the starting left defensive tackle, concluding at the end of the 1957 season.^[1]

During the off-season, Helluin worked for the United States Postal Service.^[2]

Helluin died on October 18, 2017, at the age of 88.^[3]

References

^ ^a ^b "Jerry Helluin statistics," Pro Football Reference, www.pro-football-reference.com
^ Baltimore Colts — Green Bay Packers: Milwaukee County Stadium: Saturday, November 13th, 1954. Green Bay, WI: Green Bay Packers Football Club, 1954, p. 9.
^ "Obituary for Francis "Jerry" Helluin at Chauvin Funeral Home". www.meaningfulfunerals.net. Retrieved January 1, 2018.

Cleveland Browns 1951 NFL draft selections

Ken Konz
Jerry Helluin
Bob Smith
Ace Loomis
Dan Rogas
Irv Holdash
Walt Michaels
Max Clark
Burl Toler
Don Shula
Chet Gierula
Bernie Custis
Milan Sellers
Stew Kirtley
Bob Voskuhl
Rudy Ceroch
Joe Skibinski
Ed Pasky
Leroy Ka-Ne
Rube DeRoy
Ray Solari
Jack Crocker
Ray Stone
Carl Taseff
Johnny Champion
Wayne Benner
John Knispel
Fred Williams
Jack Jones
Roger Thrift
Bill Driver
Sisto Averno

Houston Oilers 1960 AFL champions (inaugural season roster)

Head coach: Lou Rymkus

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