Ken Callicutt

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Ken Callicutt
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Position: Running back
Personal information
Born: (1955-08-20) August 20, 1955 (age 69)
Chester, South Carolina, U.S.
Height:6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight:190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
College: Clemson
Undrafted: 1978
Career history
Career NFL statistics
Rushing yards:6
Rushing average:2.0
Receptions:5
Receiving yards:59
Player stats at PFR

Kenneth Byron Callicutt (born August 20, 1955) is a former American football running back. He played college football for the Clemson Tigers [1] [2] before playing professionally for the Detroit Lions in the National Football League (NFL) for four years. [3] [4] [5] [6]

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References

  1. "Chester's Ken Callicutt is Clemson's top threat". The Herald . June 19, 1974. p. 8. Retrieved July 17, 2023 via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  2. Barry Lasswell (November 11, 1977). "Callicutt doing 'super' in comeback season". Anderson Independent . p. 5A. Retrieved July 17, 2023 via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  3. Curt Sylvester (August 7, 1971). "Callicutt is the special man on Lion's special teams". Detroit Free Press . p. 5F. Retrieved July 17, 2023 via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  4. Charles Bennett (October 6, 1980). "Ken Callicutt likes being a Lion". Anderson Independent-Mail . p. 1B. Retrieved July 17, 2023 via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  5. Curt Sylvester (April 5, 1982). "Special teams' Ken Callicutt is ready to go on the defensive". Detroit Free Press . p. 3D. Retrieved July 17, 2023 via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  6. Larry Paladino (July 22, 1978). "Lions like Callicutt". The Index-Journal. Associated Press. p. 10. Retrieved July 17, 2023 via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg