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| Position: | Wide receiver | ||||||||
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| 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) | ||||||||
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| High school: | James Madison (TX) | ||||||||
| College: | TCU | ||||||||
| NFL draft: | 1970 / round: 9 / pick: 210 | ||||||||
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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. 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.
References
- "Linzy Cole". The Pro Football Archives. Retrieved March 24, 2018.
- The ESPN Pro Football Encyclopedia (first ed.). Sterling Publishing. 2007. p. 47. ISBN 978-1-4027-4216-3.
- "2016 Hall of Fame Class Announced". April 22, 2016.
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