Fred Cole (gridiron football)
Appearance
Born: | Newark, New Jersey, U.S. | June 14, 1937
---|---|
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 |
1963 | Newark Bears |
Career highlights and awards | |
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
[edit]- ^ "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".
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
- 20th-century American sportsmen
- Canadian football tackles
- Atlantic Coast Football League players
- Canadian football biography stubs
- American football offensive lineman, 1930s birth stubs