Fred Cole (gridiron football)
Appearance
Born: | Newark, New Jersey, U.S. | June 14, 1937
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Died: | October 11, 2013 Brick Township, New Jersey, U.S. | (aged 76)
Career information | |
CFL status | American |
Position(s) | G |
Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) |
Weight | 226 lb (103 kg) |
College | Maryland |
NFL draft | 1959, round: 6, pick: 68 |
Drafted by | Chicago Bears[1] |
Career history | |
As player | |
1959 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers |
1960 | Los Angeles Chargers |
Career highlights and awards | |
Frederick Michael Cole (June 14, 1937 – October 11, 2013) was a Canadian football player who played for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. He won the Grey Cup with them in 1959.[2] He played college football with the University of Maryland Terrapins. Cole was also drafted in the 1959 NFL draft by the Chicago Bears (Round 6, #68 overall). After playing with Winnipeg, he also played a single season with the Los Angeles Chargers of the American Football League (AFL). He died in his native state of New Jersey in 2013.[3]
References
- ^ "1959 Chicago Bears". databaseFootball.com. Archived from the original on April 9, 2007. Retrieved July 15, 2020.
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: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Frederick Cole football statistics on StatsCrew.com".
- ^ "Frederick Cole Obituary - Livingston, NJ".
Categories:
- 1937 births
- 2013 deaths
- American football guards
- Maryland Terrapins football players
- Winnipeg Blue Bombers players
- Los Angeles Chargers players
- Players of American football from Newark, New Jersey
- Players of Canadian football from Newark, New Jersey
- Canadian football biography stubs
- American football offensive lineman, 1930s birth stubs