Larry Agajanian

Larry Agajanian

Profile
Position	Defensive tackle
Personal information
Born	(1946-10-24) October 24, 1946 (age 79) [1] Orange, California, U.S.
Height	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Career information
High school	Woodrow Wilson (Long Beach, CA)
College	UCLA (1966–1968)
Awards and highlights
First-team All-Pac-8 (1968)

Larry David Agajanian (born October 24, 1946) is an American former football player. He played at the defensive tackle position for the UCLA Bruins football team from 1966 to 1968. ^[2] He was selected by the AP, UPI, and Pac-8 coaches as a first-team player on the 1968 All-Pacific-8 Conference football team. ^{[3] [4] [5]} He was also selected in January 1969 as the Armenian American Intercollegiate Player of the Year. ^[6] He was drafted by the Green Bay Packers in the seventh round (168th pick) of the 1969 NFL/AFL draft but did not appear in any regular season games with the club. ^{[7] [8]}

His father Ben Agajanian played professional football in the National Football League (NFL) and American Football League (AFL) from 1945 to 1964. ^[6]

References

1. "Larry Agajanian NFL Stats and Bio". profootballarchives.com. Retrieved July 20, 2023.
2. Prugh, Jeff (October 10, 1968). "Agajanian Hurts Bruin Image ... He's Too Big". Los Angeles Times. p. III-8 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "USC Trojans Dominate All-West Coast Squad". Daily Independent Journal (San Rafael, California). November 28, 1968. p. 29 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "USC Trojans dominate UPI's All-Coast grid team". The Tribune. San Luis Obispo. November 28, 1968. p. 24 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Troy Dominates Star Squad". The Times. December 4, 1968. p. 38 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Larry Agajanian Player of Year: Are You Ready for Armenian All-America?". Independent Press-Telegram. January 5, 1969. p. S2 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Larry Agajanian". Pro Football Archives. Retrieved April 14, 2022.
8. Remmel, Lee (August 13, 1969). "Agajanian Shifts Into Fight for Front Four". Green Bay Press-Gazette. p. D1 – via Newspapers.com.