Corey Colehour

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Corey Colehour
Personal information
Born: (1945-09-02) September 2, 1945 (age 78)
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Height:6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
High school: Southwest
(Minneapolis, Minnesota)
College: North Dakota
Position: Quarterback
NFL draft: 1967  / Round: 7 / Pick: 162
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
Career CFL statistics
Comp-Att:182–330
Passing yards:2,256
TD–INT:10–20
Rushing yards:82
Rushing touchdowns:6

Corey Colehour (born September 2, 1945) is a former gridiron football quarterback who played in the Canadian Football League. He played college football at North Dakota.

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Early life and high school

Colehour was born and grew up in Minneapolis, Minnesota and attended Southwest High School, where he played football and basketball. As a senior he was named the MVP of the Minneapolis City Conference in basketball. [1]

College career

Colehour was a three-year starter at North Dakota. He was named All-North Central Conference (NCC) as junior. Colehour was again named All-NCC and the conference MVP as a senior after passing for 2,175 yards and 19 touchdowns. He was named the MVP of the 1966 Pecan Bowl after passing for 274 yards and four touchdowns in a 42–24 win over Parsons College. Over the course of his collegiate career, Colehour completed 312 of 581 pass attempts for 4,520 yards with 36 touchdown passes. He was inducted into the North Dakota's Athletic Hall of Fame in 1983. [2]

Professional career

Colehour was selected by the Atlanta Falcons in the seventh round of the 1967 NFL Draft. [3] He spent 1967 on the Falcons' practice squad and was cut during training camp in 1968. Colehour was signed by the Edmonton Eskimos of the Canadian Football League (CFL) for the rest of the team's season. [4] [5] He led the Eskimos with 1,947 passing yards in 1969. [6] Colehour was released by Edmonton on July 27, 1970, during final roster cuts. [7] He was signed as a running back by the Denver Broncos on August 3, 1970, but was cut seven days later. [8] [9]

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References

  1. ↑ "Corey Colehour". swhshof.com. Retrieved June 28, 2020.
  2. ↑ "2015 UND Football Media Guide". Issuu. August 26, 2015. Retrieved June 28, 2020.
  3. ↑ "Chet Anderson, Colehour, Benson Drafted Wednesday". Brainerd Daily Dispatch . Associated Press. March 16, 1967. Retrieved January 31, 2022– via NewspaperArchive.
  4. ↑ "Edmonton Eskimos Knee-Deep in Quarterbacks". Dauphin Herald. NewspaperArchive.com. September 25, 1968. Retrieved June 28, 2020.
  5. ↑ Cosentino, Frank. "1969 to 1970". Closed Doors & Alberta Crude. p. 13. ISBN   9781365503382.
  6. ↑ "Corey Colehour". justsportsstats.com. Retrieved June 28, 2020.
  7. ↑ "Colehour Waived Through". Lethbridge Herald . Canadian Press. July 27, 1970. Retrieved January 31, 2022– via NewspaperArchive.
  8. ↑ "Denver Selects Corey Colehour". The Gettysburg Times . Associated Press. August 4, 1970. Retrieved January 31, 2022– via NewspaperArchive.
  9. ↑ "Tensi Throws; Anxious To Play Game". The Herald Journal . United Press International. August 11, 1970. Retrieved January 31, 2022– via NewspaperArchive.
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