Buddy Dial LbNA #74521
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Add Location| Owner: | Baby Bear  |
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| Plant date: | Apr 25, 2020 |
| Location: | Klein Memorial Park |
| City: | Magnolia |
| County: | Montgomery |
| State: | Texas |
| Boxes: | 1 |
| Found by: | Silver Eagle |
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| Last found: | Oct 17, 2020 |
| Status: | FF |
| Last edited: | Apr 26, 2020 |
Difficulty: Easy
Distance to Letterbox: 100 yards
Place in Klein Memorial Park Cemetery (his resting place).
Here is his Story:
Professional Football Player. He was an All-Pro wide receiver who played in the National Football League for eight seasons with the Pittsburgh Steelers, 1959 to 1963 and Dallas Cowboys, 1964 to 1966. In his career, he twice had more than 1,000 receiving yards in a season and his average gain of 20.8 yards per catch was an NFL record when he retired. It remains the second-best average in league history. He played in 98 games, with 261 receptions for 5,436 yards, had 44 touchdowns and was selected to the Pro Bowl in 1961 and 1963. He was also an All-America for Rice University in 1958 and inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame, in 1993.
Directions:
From Magnolia, go east on FM 1488. Just before the Hwy 149 exit, turn right into the cemetery. Enter gate and go right, then left to back corner and park along road.
To the Letterbox:
Walk along the dirt roadway to green sign at back. Go right to Heart shaped headstone. Go behind it to muli-trunk tree about 20 yards away at edge of tree line. Box in the middle of that tree.
Hike length: 0.1 miles
Distance to Letterbox: 100 yards
Place in Klein Memorial Park Cemetery (his resting place).
Here is his Story:
Professional Football Player. He was an All-Pro wide receiver who played in the National Football League for eight seasons with the Pittsburgh Steelers, 1959 to 1963 and Dallas Cowboys, 1964 to 1966. In his career, he twice had more than 1,000 receiving yards in a season and his average gain of 20.8 yards per catch was an NFL record when he retired. It remains the second-best average in league history. He played in 98 games, with 261 receptions for 5,436 yards, had 44 touchdowns and was selected to the Pro Bowl in 1961 and 1963. He was also an All-America for Rice University in 1958 and inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame, in 1993.
Directions:
From Magnolia, go east on FM 1488. Just before the Hwy 149 exit, turn right into the cemetery. Enter gate and go right, then left to back corner and park along road.
To the Letterbox:
Walk along the dirt roadway to green sign at back. Go right to Heart shaped headstone. Go behind it to muli-trunk tree about 20 yards away at edge of tree line. Box in the middle of that tree.
Hike length: 0.1 miles