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Don Garlin

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Don Garlin
Personal information
Born:(1926-11-10)November 10, 1926
Porterville, California
Died:June 29, 1999(1999-06-29) (aged 72)
Sebastopol, California
Height:5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight:188 lb (85 kg)
Career information
High school:Porterville (CA)
College:USC
Position:Halfback, defensive back
Career history
Career NFL statistics
Games:19
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Donald Arthur Garlin (November 10, 1926 – July 29, 1999) was an American football halfback and defensive back.

Garlin was born in Porterville, California, and attended Porterville High School. He then enrolled at the University of Southern California and played college football for the USC Trojans in 1944 and from 1946 to 1948.[1][2] He was drafted at the end of November 1944 and did not play for USC in 1945 due to his service in the Navy.[3] He played for the 1945 Bainbridge Navy football team.[4]

He was selected by the San Francisco 49ers in the 14th round (108th overall pick) of the 1949 AAFC Draft.[1][5] He played for the 49ers during their 1949 and 1950 seasons.[1][6] He appeared in 19 NFL games and carried the ball 24 times for 116 yards and one touchdown.[1] On November 13, 1949, he executed his longest play from scrimmage, a 60-yard end run in a victory over the Los Angeles Dons at the Los Angeles Coliseum where he played in college.[7] He also caught six passes for 64 yards and tallied one interception.[1][8]

Garlin lived in Bodega Bay, California, in his later years. He died in 1999 in Sebastopol, California.

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "Don Garlin". Pro Football Archives. Retrieved February 25, 2022.
  2. ^ "Don Garlin Returns to Action for S.C. Trojans". The San Bernardino County Sun. October 21, 1948. Retrieved May 26, 2021 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  3. ^ "Troy May Lose George Callahan for Rose Bowl". Los Angeles Times. December 5, 1944. p. 19 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Bainbridge's Streak Ended". The Baltimore Sun. November 5, 1945. p. 16 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "49ers Draft SC Back Don Garlin". Mirror News. December 28, 1948. p. 35 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Don Garlin, 49er, Shares Football Win Over Bills". Lindsay Gazette. August 19, 1949. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Bob Brachman (November 14, 1939). "Don Garlin Runs 60 To S.F. Touchdown". The San Francisco Examiner. pp. 27–28 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Don Garlin Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 22, 2021.