Lloyd Yancey

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Lloyd Yancey
Position: Offensive guard
Personal information
Born: (1962-12-08) December 8, 1962 (age 58)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Height:6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight:275 lb (125 kg)
Career information
High school: Chestnut Hill (PA)
College: Temple
NFL Draft: 1986  / Round: 6 / Pick: 158
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
  • Honorable-mention All-East (1985)
Career NFL statistics
Player stats at NFL.com

Lloyd Yancey (born December 8, 1962) is a former American football offensive guard in the National Football League for the Dallas Cowboys. He played college football at Temple University.

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Early years

Yancey attended Chestnut Hill Academy, where he was a starter at defensive tackle. He also practiced basketball and track.

He accepted a football scholarship from Temple University. As a freshman, he was a backup at defensive tackle and had one sack in the season opener against the College of William & Mary.

As a sophomore, he started 3 games at defensive tackle, before being converted into a right tackle and suffering a season-ending knee injury. As a junior, he started every game at right tackle, even though he was limited with a shoulder injury. As a senior, he started every game at right tackle.

Professional career

Yancey was selected by the Dallas Cowboys in the 6th round (158th overall) of the 1986 NFL Draft, to play offensive guard. [1] He also was selected by the Baltimore Stars in the 1986 USFL Territorial Draft. He suffered a knee injury in training camp and was placed on the injured reserve list on August 18. [2] [3] He was waived on August 25, 1987. [4]

In 1988, he was signed as a free agent by the Minnesota Vikings. He was released on August 23. [5]

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References

  1. ↑ "1986 NFL Draft" . Retrieved September 28, 2019.
  2. ↑ "Tuesday's Sports Transactions" . Retrieved September 28, 2019.
  3. ↑ "Transactions" . Retrieved September 28, 2019.
  4. ↑ "Transactions" . Retrieved September 28, 2019.
  5. ↑ "Tuesday's Sports Transactions" . Retrieved September 28, 2019.
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