Judson Flint
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| Position: | Defensive back | ||||||||
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| Born: | January 26, 1957 Farrell, Pennsylvania, U.S. | ||||||||
| Died: | November 6, 2018 (aged 61) | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 201 lb (91 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Farrell (PA) | ||||||||
| College: | Memphis | ||||||||
| NFL draft: | 1979 / round: 7 / pick: 177 | ||||||||
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Judson Rochelle Flint (January 26, 1957 – November 6, 2018)[1] was a former American football defensive back who played four seasons in the National Football League (NFL) with the Cleveland Browns and Buffalo Bills. He was drafted by the New England Patriots in the seventh round of the 1979 NFL draft. He first enrolled at California University of Pennsylvania before transferring to Memphis State University. Flint attended Farrell High School in Farrell, Pennsylvania.[2]
Professional career
[edit]Flint was selected by the New England Patriots with the 177th pick in the 1979 NFL Draft.[2] He missed the 1979 season due to a knee injury.[3] He was released by the Patriots on September 1, 1980.[4]
Cleveland Browns
[edit]Flint signed with the Cleveland Browns on September 27, 1980.[5] He played in 38 games for the team from 1980 to 1982.[2] In July 1983, he was named out of action indefinitely with a broken right ankle.[3] He was later released by the Browns.[6]
Buffalo Bills
[edit]Flint was signed by the Buffalo Bills on December 13, 1983, and played in one game for the Bills during the 1983 season.[2][7] He was released by the Bills on July 30, 1984.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ "Obituary for Judson Rochelle FLINT at Sterling-McCullough-Williams Warren". www.smwfuneralhomes.net. Retrieved May 14, 2023.
- ^ a b c d "JUDSON FLINT". profootballarchives.com. Archived from the original on March 12, 2016. Retrieved March 11, 2016.
- ^ a b "Cleveland Browns backup safety Judson Flint is out of action indefinitely with a broken right ankle". United Press International. July 21, 1983. Archived from the original on March 11, 2016. Retrieved March 11, 2016.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Huff, Goldsteyn, Lee unemployed QBs again". Chicago Tribune. September 2, 1980. Archived from the original on March 11, 2016. Retrieved March 11, 2016.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Transactions". Beaver County Times. September 28, 1980. Retrieved March 11, 2016.
- ^ Knight, Jonathan (2003). Kardiac Kids: The Story of the 1980 Cleveland Browns. Kent State University Press. p. 285. ISBN 9780873387613. Archived from the original on March 11, 2016.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "Transactions". The New York Times. December 14, 1983. Archived from the original on March 11, 2016. Retrieved March 11, 2016.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Transactions". The New York Times. July 31, 1984. Archived from the original on March 11, 2016. Retrieved March 11, 2016.
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External links
[edit]- 2018 deaths
- 1957 births
- American football defensive backs
- California Vulcans football players
- Memphis Tigers football players
- Cleveland Browns players
- Buffalo Bills players
- Players of American football from Pennsylvania
- People from Farrell, Pennsylvania
- 21st-century African-American sportspeople
- 20th-century African-American sportspeople