Garry Porterfield

Games played:	2
	Stats at Pro Football Reference

Garry Porterfield
No. 86, 52
Position:	Offensive guard, linebacker
Personal information
Born:	August 14, 1943 (age 81); Pawnee, Oklahoma, U.S.
Height:	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:	231 lb (105 kg)
Career information
High school:	Bixby (OK)
College:	Tulsa
NFL draft:	1965 / round: 14 / pick: 187
AFL draft:	1965 / round: 17 / pick: 131
Career history
	Dallas Cowboys (1965); BC Lions (1965–1966);
Career highlights and awards
	All-MVC (1964);
Career NFL statistics
Games played:
Games played:	2
	Stats at Pro Football Reference

Garry Mark Porterfield (born August 4, 1943) is an American former professional football offensive guard in the National Football League (NFL) for the Dallas Cowboys. He was also a linebacker for the BC Lions in the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played college football at the University of Tulsa.

Early life

Porterfield attended Bixby High School. He accepted a football scholarship from the University of Tulsa, where he was a two-way end.^[2]

Porterfield was selected by the Dallas Cowboys in the 14th round (187th overall) of the 1965 NFL draft.^[3] He also was selected by the Oakland Raiders in the 17th round (131st overall) of the 1965 AFL Draft.^[4] In December 1964, he opted to sign with the Cowboys.^[5] He was considered a defensive end, before switching to linebacker and then to offensive guard. Porterfield played in two games for the Cowboys.^[1] He was waived on September 30.^[6]

In October 1965, he signed with the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League, where he played 2 seasons at outside linebacker.^[1] He was released in 1967.

In 1968, he was named the offensive line coach at the University of Tulsa.

^ ^a ^b ^c "Garry Porterfield". Pro Football Archives. Retrieved August 24, 2024.
^ "Tulsa Stuns Houston (Nov. 16, 1963)". Retrieved January 12, 2019.
^ "1965 NFL Draft". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved January 12, 2019.
^ "1965 AFL Draft". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved January 12, 2019.
^ "Pros Don't Ink Rhome, Mates Sign". December 20, 1964. Retrieved January 12, 2019.
^ "Cowboys Drop Porterfield". October 1965. Retrieved January 12, 2019.