Hispanopedia WikiJohn R. "Bo" Farrington (January 18, 1936 – July 27, 1964) was an American professional football player for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League (NFL). He attended Prairie View A&M University. Farrington made history with Bill Wade when (in Wade's first start as quarterback) he received a 98-yard touchdown pass on October 8, 1961.[1]
Farrington was killed in an automobile accident on July 27, 1964, in Rensselaer, Indiana, at the age of 28, along with teammate Willie Galimore.[2]
References
- ↑"Top 10 Bears records not likely to be broken". Chicagobears.com. Retrieved November 12, 2020.
- ↑"Farrington, Galimore die in auto accident". The Telegraph-Herald. Associated Press. July 27, 1964 – via Google News Archive.
External links
- Bo Farrington at Find a Grave
Categories:
- 1936 births
- 1964 deaths
- Players of American football from Fort Bend County, Texas
- American football tight ends
- Prairie View A&M Panthers football players
- Chicago Bears players
- Road incident deaths in Indiana
- 20th-century American sportsmen
- American football tight end, pre-1950 birth stubs