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Tracy Porter (wide receiver)

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Tracy Porter
No. 87, 89
Position:Wide receiver
Personal information
Born: (1959-06-01) June 1, 1959 (age 65)
Baton Rouge, Louisiana, U.S.
Height:6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:196 lb (89 kg)
Career information
High school:Southern University Lab (LA)
College:LSU
NFL draft:1981 / round: 4 / pick: 99
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career NFL statistics
Receptions:79
Receiving yards:1,161
Receiving touchdowns:3
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Tracy Randolph Porter (born June 1, 1959) is an American social activist, entrepreneur and former professional football player. He played as a wide receiver for the Detroit Lions and Baltimore/Indianapolis Colts in the National Football League (NFL).[1]

Porter studied Business Administration at Louisiana State University in 1983. He played college football for the LSU Tigers.[2] He now serves as the CEO of Premiere Solutions, a fleet-management company based in California.[2]

Porter is on the executive committee of the Sigma Pi Phi fraternity where he heads the national initiative to increase African-American diversity on company boards[3] and serves as the chairman of the board at the National Football League Alumni Association.[4]

He is not related to former New Orleans Saints cornerback Tracy Porter, although the younger Porter is a native of Port Allen, Louisiana, which sits on the opposite bank of the Mississippi River from Baton Rouge,, the elder Porter's hometown and home to LSU.

References

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  1. ^ "Tracy Porter NFL Football Statistics". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 15, 2016.
  2. ^ a b "No Limits". LSU Foundation magazine.
  3. ^ Staff writers (July 30, 2020). "The Equilar Diversity Network Announces Groundbreaking Executive and Board Ethnicity Data Campaign" (Press release). Bloomberg.
  4. ^ "NFL Alumni Adds Two Members to New Business Strategy Committee" (Press release). Globe Newswire. December 12, 2019.