Born: | Kellogg, Idaho, U.S. | August 23, 1939
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Died: | January 23, 1998 | (aged 58)
Career information | |
CFL status | American |
Position(s) | C |
College | Washington |
High school | Clover Park |
Career history | |
As player | |
1961 | Edmonton Eskimos |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Roy William McKasson (August 23, 1939 – January 23, 1998) was an American football player.
McKasson played for the Washington Huskies football team from 1959 to 1961.[1] He also played one year of professional football for the Edmonton Eskimos of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He was selected by the Associated Press (AP) as the second-team center on the 1959 All-Pacific Coast football team and as the first-team center on the 1960 All-Pacific Coast football team. He was also selected by the AP,[2] Newspaper Enterprise Association,[3] and Football Writers Association of America[4] as the first-team center on the 1960 College Football All-America Team.
McKasson was inducted into the Washington Huskies Hall of Fame in 1987. He died in 1998 as the result of complications from a kidney transplant.[5][6]
References
- ^ "Roy McKasson profile". University of Washington. Retrieved October 20, 2015.
- ^ "All-America Teams". The Vidette-Messenger. Valparaiso, Indiana.
- ^ "Bellino Leads NEA All-American List". Frederick News-Post. Frederick, MD.
- ^ Ted Gangi (ed.). "FWAA All-America Since 1944: The All-Time Team" (PDF). Retrieved February 8, 2015.
- ^ Carole Beers (January 30, 1998). "Former Husky Lineman Roy Mckasson Dies". The Seattle Times.
- ^ "Roy McKasson profile". Tacoma Athletic Commission. Retrieved October 20, 2015.