Corey Colehour Explained

Corey Colehour
Position:Quarterback
Birth Date:2 September 1945
Birth Place:Minneapolis, Minnesota
Height Ft:6
Height In:3
Weight Lbs:210
High School:Southwest
(Minneapolis, Minnesota)
College:North Dakota
Draftyear:1967
Draftround:7
Draftpick:162
Pastteams:
Highlights:
Cflstatlabel1:Comp-Att
Cflstatvalue1:182–330
Cflstatlabel2:Passing yards
Cflstatvalue2:2,256
Cflstatlabel3:TD–INT
Cflstatvalue3:10–20
Cflstatlabel4:Rushing yards
Cflstatvalue4:82
Cflstatlabel5:Rushing touchdowns
Cflstatvalue5:6

Corey Colehour (born September 2, 1945) is a former gridiron football quarterback who played in the Canadian Football League. He played college football at North Dakota.

Early life and high school

Colehour was born and grew up in Minneapolis, Minnesota and attended Southwest High School, where he played football and basketball. As a senior he was named the MVP of the Minneapolis City Conference in basketball.[1]

College career

Colehour was a three-year starter at North Dakota. He was named All-North Central Conference (NCC) as junior. Colehour was again named All-NCC and the conference MVP as a senior after passing for 2,175 yards and 19 touchdowns. He was named the MVP of the 1966 Pecan Bowl after passing for 274 yards and four touchdowns in a 42–24 win over Parsons College. Over the course of his collegiate career, Colehour completed 312 of 581 pass attempts for 4,520 yards with 36 touchdown passes. He was inducted into the North Dakota's Athletic Hall of Fame in 1983.[2]

Professional career

Colehour was selected by the Atlanta Falcons in the seventh round of the 1967 NFL/AFL draft.[3] He spent 1967 on the Falcons' practice squad and was cut during training camp in 1968. Colehour was signed by the Edmonton Eskimos of the Canadian Football League (CFL) for the rest of the team's season.[4] [5] He led the Eskimos with 1,947 passing yards in 1969.[6] Colehour was released by Edmonton on July 27, 1970, during final roster cuts.[7] He was signed as a running back by the Denver Broncos on August 3, 1970, but was cut seven days later.[8] [9]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Corey Colehour. swhshof.com. June 28, 2020.
  2. News: 2015 UND Football Media Guide. Issuu . August 26, 2015. June 28, 2020.
  3. Web site: Chet Anderson, Colehour, Benson Drafted Wednesday. Brainerd Daily Dispatch. Associated Press. March 16, 1967. January 31, 2022. NewspaperArchive.
  4. Web site: Edmonton Eskimos Knee-Deep in Quarterbacks. Dauphin Herald. NewspaperArchive.com. September 25, 1968. June 28, 2020.
  5. Book: Cosentino, Frank. https://books.google.com/books?id=rTEoDwAAQBAJ&q=colehour&pg=PA13. Closed Doors & Alberta Crude. 1969 to 1970. 13. 9781365503382.
  6. Web site: Corey Colehour. justsportsstats.com. June 28, 2020.
  7. Web site: Colehour Waived Through. Lethbridge Herald. Canadian Press. July 27, 1970. January 31, 2022. NewspaperArchive.
  8. Web site: Denver Selects Corey Colehour. The Gettysburg Times. Associated Press. August 4, 1970. January 31, 2022. NewspaperArchive.
  9. Web site: Tensi Throws; Anxious To Play Game. The Herald Journal. United Press International. August 11, 1970. January 31, 2022. NewspaperArchive.