American football player
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| Position: | Halfback | ||||||||
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| Born: | (1916-04-28)April 28, 1916 Big Spring, Texas, U.S. | ||||||||
| Died: | November 14, 1988(1988-11-14) (aged 72) Travis County, Texas, U.S. | ||||||||
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| College: | Rice | ||||||||
| NFL draft: | 1940 / round: 1 / pick: 5 | ||||||||
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Olie James Cordill (April 28, 1916 – November 14, 1988) was a professional American football halfback in the National Football League (NFL). A first round selection (fifth overall pick) in the 1940 NFL draft out of Rice University, Cordill played for the Cleveland Rams in that year. His son Ollie Cordill also played in the NFL.
References
- "1940 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 30, 2023.
- https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/C/CordOl21.htm
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| Cleveland Rams 1940 NFL draft selections | |
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- 1916 births
- 1988 deaths
- People from Big Spring, Texas
- Players of American football from Texas
- American football halfbacks
- Rice Owls football players
- Cleveland Rams players
- United States Army Air Forces personnel of World War II
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