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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

  1. ^ "Linzy Cole". The Pro Football Archives. Retrieved 2018-03-24.
  2. ^ The ESPN Pro Football Encyclopedia (first ed.). Sterling Publishing. 2007. p. 47. ISBN 978-1-4027-4216-3.
  3. ^ "2016 Hall of Fame Class Announced". 22 April 2016.


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