| Number | 25, 87, 26, 21 |
|---|---|
| Position | Wide receiver |
| Birth date | April 21, 1948 |
| Birth place | Dallas, Texas, U.S. |
| Death date | September 21, 2016 (aged 68) |
| Death place | Dallas, Texas, U.S. |
| Height | 5 ft |
| Height in | 11 |
| High school | James Madison (TX) |
| College | TCU |
| Weight lbs | 172 |
| Draftyear | 1970 |
| Draftround | 9 |
| Draftpick | 210 |
| Pastteams | |
| Statlabel 1 | Receptions |
| Statvalue 1 | 3 |
| Statlabel 2 | Receiving yards |
| Statvalue 2 | 47 |
| Statlabel 3 | Return yards |
| Statvalue 3 | 1,515 |
| Pfr | ColeLi01 |
Linzy Cole (April 21, 1948 – September 21, 2016) was an American professional football player who was a wide receiver for three seasons in the National Football League (NFL) for the Chicago Bears, Houston Oilers and Buffalo Bills.[1] He played in a total of 31 career games. Cole was the first black football player at TCU. At TCU, he was a First-Team All-SWC selection and the Rogers Trophy award winner. He is TCU leader in career return average in a season. He closed out his career playing in the 1969 Blue-Grey game. [2][3]
References
- ^ "Linzy Cole". The Pro Football Archives. Retrieved 2018-03-24.
- ^ The ESPN Pro Football Encyclopedia. first ed. Sterling Publishing. 2007. p. 47. ISBN 978-1-4027-4216-3.
- ^ "2016 Hall of Fame Class Announced". 22 April 2016.