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Happy Marion Probert Day: 81 Days to Kickoff!

81 Days to Kickoff!

Marion Probert

Today we honor the first of four retired numbers at BYU, #81, Marion Probert.

Defensive End 1952-1954
6’1″, 180 pounds
Inglewood High School (Hawthorne, California)
BYU’s first four-year letterman
3-time All-Conference
1954 Honorable Mention All-American
Killed in a tragic plane crash en route to a BYU game in 1965
Inducted to the BYU Hall of Fame, 1977

Check out the Game Program from the 1954 rivalry game between BYU and the Utah Redskins:
http://www.collegefootballdatadvds.com/guides/1954utahatbrighamyoung.pdf