Linzy Cole

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Linzy Cole
No. 25, 87, 26, 21
Position: Wide receiver
Personal information
Born:(1948-04-21)April 21, 1948
Dallas, Texas, U.S.
Died:September 21, 2016(2016-09-21) (aged 68)
Dallas, Texas, U.S.
Height:5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight:172 lb (78 kg)
Career information
High school: James Madison (TX)
College: TCU
NFL draft: 1970  / Round: 9 / Pick: 210
Career history
Career NFL statistics
Receptions:3
Receiving yards:47
Return yards:1,515
Player stats at PFR

Linzy Cole (April 21, 1948 – September 21, 2016) was an American professional football player who was a wide receiver for three seasons in the National Football League (NFL) for the Chicago Bears, Houston Oilers and Buffalo Bills. [1] He played in a total of 31 career games. Cole was the first black football player at TCU. At TCU, he was a First-Team All-SWC selection and the Rogers Trophy award winner. He is TCU leader in career return average in a season. He closed out his career playing in the 1969 Blue-Grey game. [2] [3]

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References

  1. "Linzy Cole". The Pro Football Archives. Retrieved March 24, 2018.
  2. The ESPN Pro Football Encyclopedia (first ed.). Sterling Publishing. 2007. p.  47. ISBN   978-1-4027-4216-3.
  3. "2016 Hall of Fame Class Announced". April 22, 2016.