LaVerle Pratt

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LaVerle Pratt
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Born: (1943-06-22) June 22, 1943 (age 78)
Career information
Position(s)Linebaker
CollegeUniversity of Idaho
AFL draft1966 / Round: Red Shirt 4 / Pick: 35
Drafted bySan Diego Chargers[1]
NFL draft1966 / Round: 14 / Pick: 210
Drafted bySt. Louis Cardinals
Career history
As player
1968Ottawa Rough Riders
1969Spokane Shockers
1970Winnipeg Blue Bombers

LaVerle Pratt (born June 22, 1943) is a former linebacker who played in the Canadian Football League.[2]

After playing college football at University of Idaho, Pratt was chosen by the St.Louis Cardinals in the 1966 NFL Draft.[3]

Pratt first played professional football in the Canadian Football League with the Grey Cup champion Ottawa Rough Riders. He suited up for 4 games and returned 1 kickoff for 5 yards. After a season in the Continental Football League with the Spokane Shockers,[4] he was picked up by the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in 1970, where he played 5 games.[5]

After his football career he taught at Kennewick High School, in Kennewick, Washington and now resides in Elk City, Idaho.

References[]

  1. ^ "1966 AFL Draft". Retrieved March 23, 2017.
  2. ^ "LaVerle Pratt football statistics on StatsCrew.com".
  3. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-11-20. Retrieved 2011-11-18.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) St. Louis Cardinals - 1966
  4. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-04-25. Retrieved 2011-11-18.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) University of Idaho players in the Continental Football League
  5. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-10-04. Retrieved 2011-11-18.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) Winnipeg Blue Bombers alumni
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