Neil George Ferris (October 31, 1927 – January 30, 1996) was an
American football defensive back
In gridiron football, defensive backs (DBs), also called the secondary, are the players on the defensive side of the ball who play farthest back from the line of scrimmage. They are distinguished from the other two sets of defensive players, the ...
and
halfback in the
National Football League.
A graduate of
Loyola Marymount University, Ferris was inducted into their
Hall of Fame
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in 1991. Ferris played for three NFL teams, the
Washington Redskins in 1951–1952, the
Philadelphia Eagles in 1952, and also the
Los Angeles Rams
The Los Angeles Rams are a professional American football team based in the Los Angeles metropolitan area. The Rams compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the National Football Conference (NFC) West division. The Rams play ...
, in 1953.
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1927 births
1996 deaths
Sportspeople from Bell, California
Bell High School (California) alumni
Loyola Marymount University alumni
Washington Redskins players
Philadelphia Eagles players
Los Angeles Rams players
Players of American football from Los Angeles County, California
20th-century American sportsmen
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