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Vince Skillings

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Vince Skillings
Personal information
Born: (1959-05-03) May 3, 1959 (age 65)
Latrobe, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Height:5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight:183 lb (83 kg)
Career information
High school:Derry (PA)
College:Ohio State
Position:Cornerback
NFL draft:1981 / round: 6 / pick: 163
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
Career CFL statistics
Games played:8

Vincent Scott Skillings (born May 3, 1959) is a former American football cornerback in the Canadian Football League (CFL) for the Montreal Alouettes and Montreal Concordes. He played college football at Ohio State University.

Early life

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Skillings attended Derry High School, where he practiced football and track. He was a two-way player at running back and cornerback. He received All-state honors as a senior.

He was state finalist in the 100, 220 and 440-yard dash as a senior.

College career

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Skillings accepted a football scholarship from Ohio State University, to play under head coach Woody Hayes. As a freshman, he tore his right knee while playing on special teams.[1] As a sophomore, he became a starter at safety and led the team with 6 interceptions (one returned for a touchdown).

As a junior, he was moved to cornerback and tied for second on the team with 3 interceptions. As a senior, he was tied for second on the team with 4 interceptions. At the time, his 13 career interceptions ranked fifth All-time in school history.

Professional career

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Dallas Cowboys

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Skillings was selected by the Dallas Cowboys in the sixth round (163rd overall) of the 1981 NFL draft.[2] He was released on August 18.[3]

Montreal Alouettes (CFL)

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On August 31, 1981, he was signed by the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League.[4] He spent a few weeks with the team before being cut.

Buffalo Bills

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In 1982, he was signed as a free agent by the Buffalo Bills. He was released on August 23.[5]

Montreal Concordes (CFL)

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In November 1982, he signed with the Montreal Concordes of the Canadian Football League.[6] In 1983, he was limited while recovering from a broken ankle he suffered in the second preseason game against the Ottawa Rough Riders. On July 5, he was placed on the injured reserve list.[7]

Los Angeles Raiders

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On April 30, 1984, he was signed by the Los Angeles Raiders as a free agent.[8][9] He was released before he start of the season.

Coaching career

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In 1996, he was named the offensive backs coach at California University of Pennsylvania.[10] In 2017, he was named a coach at United Senior High School in East Wheatfield Township, Indiana County, Pennsylvania.

References

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  1. ^ "Skillings: OSU Confidence Man". Retrieved March 23, 2019.
  2. ^ "1981 NFL Draft". Retrieved March 23, 2019.
  3. ^ "Cowboys deal Manning to Buffalo again". Retrieved March 23, 2019.
  4. ^ "Transactions". Retrieved March 23, 2019.
  5. ^ "The Buffalo Bills cut six players Monday and team..." Retrieved March 23, 2019.
  6. ^ "Skillings signs with Concorde". Retrieved March 23, 2019.
  7. ^ "Transactions". Retrieved March 23, 2019.
  8. ^ "Transactions". Retrieved March 23, 2019.
  9. ^ "Skillings signs with Raiders". Retrieved March 23, 2019.
  10. ^ "Transactions". Retrieved March 23, 2019.
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