Monte Ledbetter

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Monte Ledbetter
No. 86, 43
Position: Wide receiver
Personal information
Born: (1943-08-13) August 13, 1943 (age 79)
Jennings, Louisiana
Died:December 16, 2020
Height:6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:185 lb (84 kg)
Career information
High school:Roanoke (LA)
College: Northwestern State (LA)
NFL Draft: 1966  / Round: 10 / Pick: 153
AFL Draft: 1966  / Round: 11 / Pick: 95
Career history
Career NFL statistics
Player stats at NFL.com  ·  PFR

Monte Richards Ledbetter (born August 13, 1943 and died December 9, 2020) is a former American football wide receiver who played three seasons in the American Football League with the Houston Oilers and Buffalo Bills. He was drafted by the Oilers in the eleventh round of the 1966 AFL Draft. He was also drafted by the Cleveland Browns in the tenth round of the 1966 NFL Draft. Ledbetter played college football at Northwestern State University and attended Roanoke High School in Roanoke, Louisiana. He was also of the Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League. [1]

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References

  1. "MONTE LEDBETTER". profootballarchives.com. Retrieved April 16, 2015.