Doug Brightwell

American gridiron football player (born 1928)
  • Ingleside (Texas)
  • Alvin (Texas)
NFL draft1949, Round: 6, Pick: 56Drafted byPittsburgh SteelersCareer historyAs player1949Saskatchewan Roughriders1950Edmonton Eskimos CFL West All-Star1949

James Douglas Brightwell (born October 12, 1928)[1] is a former American football player who played for the Saskatchewan Roughriders and Edmonton Eskimos in Canada.[2] He played college football at Texas Christian University from 1945 to 1948. He was drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers in 1948, for the 1949 season, but instead decided to play professionally in Canada.[3]

References

  1. ^ "U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947". Ancestry. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
  2. ^ "Doug Brightwell football statistics on StatsCrew.com".
  3. ^ "Doug Brightwell CFL Stats and Bio". profootballarchives.com. Retrieved July 29, 2023.
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Pittsburgh Steelers 1949 NFL draft selections
  • Bob Gage
  • Harper Davis
  • Bill Walsh
  • Joe Geri
  • Bob Long
  • Doug Brightwell
  • Bill Talarico
  • George Brown
  • Tom Brennan
  • Bob Hood
  • Al Sanders
  • Jim Finks
  • R.R. Walston
  • Dave Moon
  • Ed Sobczak
  • Denvard Snell
  • Veto Kissell
  • Clint Shipman
  • Jack McBride
  • Ben Mann
  • Joe Jackura
  • Lloyd Jackson
  • Jim Owens
  • Ivan Snowden
  • Bobby Gaff


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