Fred Cole (gridiron football)

American gridiron football player (1937–2013)

Fred Cole
Born:(1937-06-14)June 14, 1937
Newark, New Jersey, U.S.
Died:October 11, 2013(2013-10-11) (aged 76)
Brick Township, New Jersey, U.S.
Career information
CFL statusAmerican
Position(s)G
Height6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight226 lb (103 kg)
CollegeMaryland
NFL draft1959, Round: 6, Pick: 68
Drafted byChicago Bears[1]
Career history
As player
1959Winnipeg Blue Bombers
1960Los Angeles Chargers
Career highlights and awards
  • Grey Cup champion (1959)
  • Second-team All-ACC (1958)

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 (AFL). He died in his native state of New Jersey in 2013.[3]

References

  1. ^ "1959 Chicago Bears". databaseFootball.com. Archived from the original on April 9, 2007. Retrieved July 15, 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  2. ^ "Frederick Cole football statistics on StatsCrew.com".
  3. ^ "Frederick Cole Obituary - Livingston, NJ".
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Los Angeles Chargers 1960 inaugural season roster
Head coach
Sid Gillman
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Chicago Bears 1959 NFL draft selections


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