Fred Cole (gridiron football)
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| Born: | June 14, 1937 Newark, New Jersey |
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| Died: | October 11, 2013 (aged 76) Brick Township, New Jersey |
| 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 |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Frederick Michael Cole (June 14, 1937 – October 11, 2013) was a Canadian football player who played for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. He won the Grey Cup with them in 1959.[2] He played college football with the University of Maryland Terrapins. 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. He died in his native state of New Jersey in 2013.[3]
References[]
- ^ "1959 Chicago Bears". databaseFootball.com. Archived from the original on April 9, 2007. Retrieved July 15, 2020.CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
- ^ "Frederick Cole football statistics on StatsCrew.com".
- ^ "Frederick Cole Obituary - Livingston, NJ".
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