# Floyd Collier > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Floyd_Collier > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Floyd_Collier.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Floyd_Collier > Source revision: 1318334509 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|American football player (1924–2002)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}} {{Infobox NFL biography | name = Floyd Collier | image = Floyd Collier.png | caption = Floyd Collier, 1946 | number = 48 | position = [Tackle](/source/Tackle_(gridiron_football)) | birth_date = {{birth date|1924|5|10}} | birth_place = [Fresno, California](/source/Fresno%2C_California) | death_date = September 3, 2002 (aged 78) | death_place = [Laguna Hills, California](/source/Laguna_Hills%2C_California) | height_ft = 6 | height_in = 1 | weight_lbs = 215 | high_school = Exeter (CA) | college = [San Jose State](/source/San_Jose_State_Spartans_football), [USC](/source/USC_Trojans_football) | draftyear = | draftround = | draftpick = | pastteams = * [San Francisco 49ers](/source/San_Francisco_49ers) (1948) | pfr = CollFl20 | statlabel1 = Games | statvalue1 = 12 }} '''Floyd Lee Collier''' (May 10, 1924 – September 3, 2002) was an American [football](/source/American_football) player who played at the [tackle](/source/Tackle_(gridiron_football)) position. He played college football for [San Jose State](/source/San_Jose_State_Spartans_football) and [USC](/source/USC_Trojans_football), military football for the [1944 Saint Mary's Pre-Flight Air Devils football team](/source/1944_Saint_Mary's_Pre-Flight_Air_Devils_football_team), and professional football for the [1948 San Francisco 49ers](/source/1948_San_Francisco_49ers_season). ==Early years== Collier was born in 1924 in [Fresno, California](/source/Fresno%2C_California). He attended and played football at [Exeter Union High School](/source/Exeter_Union_High_School) in [Exeter, California](/source/Exeter%2C_California). ==Military and college football== After graduating from high school, Collier enrolled at San Jose State College in 1942. He was a member of the [1942 San Jose State Spartans football team](/source/1942_San_Jose_State_Spartans_football_team) and also competed in the discus and javelin throw for the San Jose State track team.{{cite news|title=FSC, Spartans Rated Even In Meeting Here|newspaper=The Fresno Bee|date=May 5, 1943|page=14|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/75062902/fsc-spartans-rated-even-in-meeting-here/|via=[Newspapers.com](/source/Newspapers.com)}} His college career was interrupted by service in the [United States Navy](/source/United_States_Navy) during [World War II](/source/World_War_II). While serving in the Navy, he played as a first string tackle for the [1944 Saint Mary's Pre-Flight Air Devils football team](/source/1944_Saint_Mary's_Pre-Flight_Air_Devils_football_team) that was ranked No. 19 in the final [AP Poll](/source/AP_Poll).{{cite news|title=Here's Three Tough Troy Tackles|newspaper=Daily Trojan|date=September 19, 1946|page=3|url=https://newspaperarchive.com/los-angeles-southern-california-university-daily-trojan-sep-19-1946-p-3/|via=[NewspaperArchive.com](/source/NewspaperArchive.com)}} After the war, Collier enrolled at the [University of Southern California](/source/University_of_Southern_California) and played on the [1946 USC Trojans football team](/source/1946_USC_Trojans_football_team).{{cite news|title=Star Athletes Enroll at Southern California|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|date=March 5, 1946|page=II-7|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/75062493/star-athletes-enroll-at-southern/|via=[Newspapers.com](/source/Newspapers.com)}} ==Professional football== Collier played professional football in the [All-America Football Conference](/source/All-America_Football_Conference) for the [1948 San Francisco 49ers team](/source/1948_San_Francisco_49ers_season) that compiled a 12–2 record and averaged over 35 points per game. During the 49ers preseason training camp, Collier entertained the team by hypnotizing teammates [Verl Lillywhite](/source/Verl_Lillywhite) and [Paul Crowe](/source/Paul_Crowe) into taking off their shoes and scratching their left feet.{{cite news|title=The Low Down|newspaper=San Francisco Examiner|author=Prescott Sullivan|date=September 4, 1948|page=12|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/75063809/the-low-down/|via=[Newspapers.com](/source/Newspapers.com)}} He appeared in 12 of the 49ers' 14 games.{{cite web|title=Floyd Collier|publisher=Pro Football Archives|accessdate=April 3, 2021|url=https://www.profootballarchives.com/playerc/coll00800.html|archive-date=August 13, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200813174720/https://www.profootballarchives.com/playerc/coll00800.html|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|title=Floyd Collier Stats|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=Pro-Football-Reference.com|accessdate=April 3, 2021|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/C/CollFl20.htm}} ==Family and later years== Collier died in 2002 at age 78 in [Laguna Hills, California](/source/Laguna_Hills%2C_California). ==References== {{Reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Collier, Flooyd}} Category:1924 births Category:2002 deaths Category:San Francisco 49ers (AAFC) players Category:USC Trojans football players Category:San Jose State Spartans football players Category:Players of American football from Fresno, California Category:American football tackles Category:United States Navy personnel of World War II Category:San Francisco 49ers players --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Floyd Collier](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Floyd_Collier) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Floyd_Collier?action=history)). 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