Overton Curtis

Overton Curtis
Utah State Aggies
Position Halfback
Career history
College San Bernardino Valley College (1955–1956)
Utah State (1957–1958)
Personal information
Date of birth June 10, 1936
Place of birth Vidalia, Louisiana
Date of death December 15, 1991 (age 55)
Place of death Las Vegas, Nevada
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight 176 lb (80 kg)
Career highlights and awards

Overton Curtis (June 10, 1936 – December 15, 1991) was an American football player. Curtis was born in Vidalia, Louisiana in 1936, grew up in Las Vegas, Nevada, and began his college football career at San Bernardino Valley College in 1955.[1] He transferred to Utah State University and played at the halfback position for the Utah State Aggies football team from 1957 to 1958.[2] As a junior in 1957, he totaled 616 rushing yards and led the NCAA major colleges in both kickoff return yardage (695 yards) and yards per kickoff return (30.2).[3] He was also the #2 scorer in the Skyline Conference with 63 points on nine touchdowns, six extra points, and one field goal,[4] and was selected as a first-team halfback on the 1957 All-Skyline Conference football team.[5] As a senior in 1958, he missed four games due to an ankle injury but still finished ninth among major college players in kickoff return yards per carry.[6] In February 1959, he signed a contract to play professional football for the Pittsburgh Steelers.[6][7]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "SBVC's Curtis Leads Conference". The Daily Sun. November 16, 1958. p. 28.
  2. ↑ "Overton Curtis". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 9, 2015.
  3. ↑ "Football Bowl Subdivision Records" (PDF). NCAA. 2015. pp. 72–74.
  4. ↑ "Skyline Statistics". The Salt Lake Tribune. December 4, 1956.
  5. ↑ "Utes Dominate Official '57 All-Skyline Team". The Salt Lake Tribune. December 8, 1957.
  6. 1 2 "Utah Stater Signs". Corpus Christi Times. February 3, 1959. p. 14.
  7. ↑ "Pittsburgh Steelers Sign Halfback Overton Curtis". The Daily Sun (San Bernardino). February 4, 1959. p. 11.
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