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Happy Marion Probert Day: 81 Days to Kickoff!
- Updated: June 16, 2015
The 2015 Countdown to Kickoff continues with 81 days until the Nebraska game. Each day we highlight the player or two that wear that day’s number on their jerseys. If you check back with us each day, by the end of the summer you’ll know every player on BYU’s roster in 2015. Today we honor the first of five retired numbers at BYU, #81 in honor of Marion Probert.
81 Days to Kickoff!
Marion Probert
Defensive End 1952-1954
6’1″, 180 pounds
Inglewood High School (Hawthorne, California)
BYU’s first 4-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 University of Utah “Redskins”:
http://www.collegefootballdatadvds.com/guides/1954utahatbrighamyoung.pdf
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