Gus Coppens

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Gus Coppens
No. 78
Position: Offensive tackle
Personal information
Born: (1955-02-07) February 7, 1955 (age 69)
Lynwood, California, U.S.
Height:6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight:270 lb (122 kg)
Career information
High school: Fullerton (CA) Sunny Hills
College: UCLA
NFL draft: 1978  / Round: 12 / Pick: 330
(by the Los Angeles Rams) [1]
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Games played:9
Games started:7
Player stats at PFR

Gus Coppens (born February 7, 1955) is a former American football tackle. He played for the New York Giants in 1979. [2] [3] Coppens played college football at UCLA and was drafted by the Los Angeles Rams in the 12th round of the 1978 NFL draft. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "1978 Los Angeles Rams". databaseFootball.com. Archived from the original on April 8, 2007. Retrieved July 23, 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  2. "Gus Coppens Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved July 28, 2024.
  3. "Gus Coppens, T". Nfl.com. Retrieved September 15, 2018.