After playing college football at Bowling Green State University Lisbon was drafted by the NFL's San Francisco 49ers. He played two seasons with them, including 20 games, 561 rushing yards, 34 pass receptions, 3 touchdowns, and 1 completed pass for a TD.
He also played 3 seasons in the CFL. His first, 1966 with the Montreal Alouettes, was a success, rushing for 1007 yards and being named an all-star. He was traded to the Edmonton Eskimos in 1967, and finished his career with them in 1968.[1]
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^. Archived from the original on 2012-04-04. Retrieved 2011-09-28. The CFL and African-American Players, by Bob Dawson, Boxscore News, Ontario, February 28, 2011
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lisbon, born, january, 1941, former, running, back, national, football, league, star, canadian, football, league, born, 1941, january, 1941, youngstown, ohio, career, informationstatusretiredcfl, statusamericanposition, rbheight5, weight197, collegebowling, gr. Don Lisbon born January 15 1941 is a former running back in the National Football League NFL and an all star in the Canadian Football League CFL Don LisbonBorn 1941 01 15 January 15 1941 age 83 Youngstown Ohio U S Career informationStatusRetiredCFL statusAmericanPosition s RBHeight5 ft 10 in 178 cm Weight197 lb 89 kg CollegeBowling Green StateNFL draft1963 Round 3 Pick 36Drafted bySan Francisco 49ersCareer historyAs player1963 1964San Francisco 49ers1966 1967Montreal Alouettes1967 1968Edmonton EskimosCFL East All Star1966 After playing college football at Bowling Green State University Lisbon was drafted by the NFL s San Francisco 49ers He played two seasons with them including 20 games 561 rushing yards 34 pass receptions 3 touchdowns and 1 completed pass for a TD He also played 3 seasons in the CFL His first 1966 with the Montreal Alouettes was a success rushing for 1007 yards and being named an all star He was traded to the Edmonton Eskimos in 1967 and finished his career with them in 1968 1 Notes edit The CFL and African American Players Archived from the original on 2012 04 04 Retrieved 2011 09 28 The CFL and African American Players by Bob Dawson Boxscore News Ontario February 28 2011 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Don Lisbon amp oldid 1196101065, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
