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Lou Piccone
No. 89
Position:Wide receiver
Kick returner
Personal information
Born: (1949-07-17) July 17, 1949 (age 75)
Vineland, NJ
Height:5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Weight:175 lb (79 kg)
Career information
College:West Liberty State
Career history
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Louis James Piccone (born July 17, 1949, in Vineland, New Jersey) is a former American football wide receiver and kick returner who played nine seasons in the National Football League for the New York Jets and Buffalo Bills. He played college football at West Liberty State College.[1]

Piccone caught 100 passes for 1,380 yards and six touchdowns in nine years in the NFL.

Piccone led the NFL with 39 kickoff returns and 961 kickoff return yards as a rookie with the Jets in 1974.[2] He again led the NFL with 31 kickoff returns in 1976.[3] He also finished 5th in the league that season with 699 kickoff return yards.[3]

References

  1. ^ Brady, Erik (September 28, 2022). "'Looooou!' gets his due as former Bills player Lou Piccone is honored by Jersey home". The Buffalo News. Archived from the original on September 29, 2022. Retrieved September 29, 2022.
  2. ^ "Lou Piccone". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved 2015-09-05.
  3. ^ a b "1976 NFL Leaders and Leaderboards". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved 2015-09-05.