Fred Cole (gridiron football)

Fred Cole
Born:	June 14, 1937; Newark, New Jersey, U.S.
Died:	October 11, 2013 (aged 76); Brick Township, New Jersey, U.S.
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
Career history
As player
1959	Winnipeg Blue Bombers
1960	Los Angeles Chargers
1963	Newark Bears
Career highlights and awards
	Grey Cup champion (1959); Second-team All-ACC (1958);

Frederick Michael Cole (June 14, 1937 – October 11, 2013) was an American professional football player. He played college football with the University of Maryland Terrapins. He played for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Western Interprovincial Football Union in 1959, winning the Grey Cup.^[2] 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 later played for the Newark Bears of the Atlantic Coast Football League in 1963.^[3] He died in his native state of New Jersey in 2013.^[4]

References

^ "1959 Chicago Bears". databaseFootball.com. Archived from the original on April 9, 2007. Retrieved July 15, 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
^ "Frederick Cole football statistics on StatsCrew.com".
^ "Fred Cole". Pro Football Archives. Retrieved October 4, 2024.
^ "Frederick Cole Obituary - Livingston, NJ".

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