Fred Cole (gridiron football) explained

Fred Cole
Birth Date:14 June 1937
Birth Place:Newark, New Jersey, U.S.
Death Place:Brick Township, New Jersey, U.S.
Import:yes
Height Ft:6
Height In:0
Weight Lbs:226
Position1:Guard
College:Maryland
Nfldraftedyear:1959
Nfldraftedround:6
Nfldraftedpick:68
Nfldraftedteam:Chicago Bears[1]
Career Highlights:
Playing Team1:Winnipeg Blue Bombers
Playing Years2:1960
Playing Team2:Los Angeles Chargers

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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 1959 Chicago Bears . https://web.archive.org/web/20070409132431/http://www.databasefootball.com/teams/teamyear.htm?tm=CHI&lg=nfl&yr=1959 . databaseFootball.com . unfit . April 9, 2007 . July 15, 2020.
  2. Web site: Frederick Cole football statistics on StatsCrew.com.
  3. Web site: Frederick Cole Obituary - Livingston, NJ.