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{{Short description|American football player (1934–2008)}}
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{{Infobox NFL player
|name=Orville Trask
|image=
|birth_date= {{birth date|1934|12|03}}
|birth_place=[[Pueblo, Colorado]], U.S.
|death_date= {{death date and age|2008|11|12|1934|12|03}}
|death_place= [[Houston, Texas]], U.S.
|height_ft= 6
|height_in= 4
|weight_lbs= 260
|position=[[Defensive tackle]]
|college=[[Rice University]]
|draftyear=1956
 |draftround=24
 |draftpick=282
| highlights = 
* 2× [[American Football League|AFL]] champion ([[1960 American Football League Championship Game|1960]], [[1961 American Football League Championship Game|1961]])
|teams=
* [[History of the Tennessee Titans|Houston Oilers]] ([[1960 American Football League season|1960]]–[[1961 American Football League season|1961]])
* [[Oakland Raiders]] ([[1962 American Football League season|1962]])
}}

'''Orville Luther Trask''' (December 3, 1934 – November 12, 2008) was an [[American football]] [[defensive tackle]]. He played college football at [[Rice University]] before playing for the [[Houston Oilers]], where he won the [[1960 AFL season|1960]] and [[1961 AFL season|1961]] [[American Football League#AFL Championship Games|American Football League championships]]. He then played for the [[Oakland Raiders]] in 1962 before retiring following a shoulder injury.{{cn|date=April 2021}}

==Personal life==
Trask's grandson, [[Kyle Trask]], was a [[quarterback]] for the [[Florida Gators football|Florida Gators]] in the late 2010s and was drafted by the [[Tampa Bay Buccaneers]] in the second round, 64th overall, of the [[2021 NFL draft]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Thompson |first1=Edgar |title=UF QB Kyle Trask's football roots trace back to his late grandfather, a Houston Oilers star |url=https://www.orlandosentinel.com/sports/florida-gators/os-sp-gators-football-kyle-trask-0718-20200718-3ztxymfsvzhvxgsrufj3mdzoq4-story.html |website=[[Orlando Sentinel]] |date=18 July 2020 |access-date=7 April 2021}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://www.conigliofamily.com/Oilers.htm#1961AFLChampions Trask in the 1961 Oilers' team photo]

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[[Category:1934 births]]
[[Category:2008 deaths]]
[[Category:Sportspeople from Pueblo, Colorado]]
[[Category:Players of American football from Colorado]]
[[Category:American football defensive tackles]]
[[Category:San Jacinto College alumni]]
[[Category:Rice Owls football players]]
[[Category:Houston Oilers players]]
[[Category:Oakland Raiders players]]
[[Category:American Football League players]]
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