Tracy Porter (wide receiver) explained

Tracy Porter
Number:87, 89
Position:Wide receiver
Birth Date:1 June 1959
Birth Place:Baton Rouge, Louisiana, U.S.
Height Ft:6
Height In:2
Weight Lb:196
High School:Southern University Lab (LA)
College:LSU
Draftyear:1981
Draftround:4
Draftpick:99
Pastteams:
Statlabel1:Receptions
Statvalue1:79
Statlabel2:Receiving yards
Statvalue2:1,161
Statlabel3:Receiving touchdowns
Statvalue3:3
Pfr:PortTr00

Tracy Randolph Porter (born June 1, 1959) is an American social activist, entrepreneur and former football player. He played as a wide receiver for the Detroit Lions and Baltimore/Indianapolis Colts in the National Football League (NFL).[1]

Porter studied Business Administration at Louisiana State University in 1983. He played college football for the LSU Tigers. He now serves as the CEO of Premiere Solutions, a fleet-management company based in California.[2]

Porter is on the executive committee of the Sigma Pi Phi fraternity where he heads the national initiative to increase African-American diversity on company boards[3] and serves as the chairman of the board at the National Football League Alumni Association.[4]

He is not related to former New Orleans Saints cornerback Tracy Porter, although the younger Porter is a native of Port Allen, Louisiana, which sits on the opposite bank of the Mississippi River from Baton Rouge,, the elder Porter's hometown and home to LSU.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Tracy Porter NFL Football Statistics. Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. April 15, 2016.
  2. Web site: No Limits . LSU Foundation magazine . en.
  3. Staff writers . The Equilar Diversity Network Announces Groundbreaking Executive and Board Ethnicity Data Campaign . Bloomberg . July 30, 2020.
  4. NFL Alumni Adds Two Members to New Business Strategy Committee . Globe Newswire. December 12, 2019.