Harold Henry "Hank" Burnine was an American football end who played two seasons in the National Football League with the New York Giants and Philadelphia Eagles.
12 Facts About Hank Burnine
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Hank Burnine was drafted by the New York Giants in the twelfth round of the 1955 NFL draft.
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Hank Burnine played college football at the University of Missouri and attended Richmond High School in Richmond, Missouri.
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Hank Burnine led the NCAA in receptions with 44 and in receiving yards with 594 his senior year in 1955 while earning All-American honors.
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Hank Burnine recorded career totals of 75 receptions for 1,145 yards.
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Hank Burnine won two track letters for the Tigers as a broad jumper.
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Hank Burnine was inducted into the University of Missouri Intercollegiate Athletics Hall of Fame in 1993.
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Hank Burnine was selected by the New York Giants with the 140th pick in the 1955 NFL draft.
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Hank Burnine played in one game for the Giants during the 1956 season.
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Hank Burnine played in fourteen games, starting seven, for the Philadelphia Eagles from 1956 to 1957.
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Hank Burnine started selling life insurance during the college football offseason.
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Hank Burnine died on January 21,2020, in Higginsville, Missouri at age 87.