:Ken Coffey

{{Short description|American football player (born 1960)}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}}

{{BLP sources|date=October 2014}}

{{Infobox NFL biography

|name=Ken Coffey

|number=48

|position=Safety

|birth_date={{Birth date and age|1960|11|7|mf=y}}

|birth_place=Rantoul, Illinois, U.S.

|height_ft=6

|height_in=0

|weight_lb=193

|high_school=Big Spring
(Big Spring, Texas)

|college=Texas St.

|draftyear=1982

|draftround=9

|draftpick=226

|pastteams=

|statlabel1=Interceptions

|statvalue1=7

|statlabel2=Fumble recoveries

|statvalue2=3

|statlabel3=Sacks

|statvalue3=1.0

|pfr=CoffKe20

}}

Kenneth Eugene Coffey (born November 7, 1960) is a former professional American football defensive back who played safety for five seasons for the Washington Redskins of the National Football League (NFL). In 2024, he was appointed as the Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer (COO) of the NFL Alumni Association. He played college football at Southwest Texas State University and was drafted in the ninth round of the 1982 NFL draft. He now resides with his wife and children in Texas. Ken is an avid golfer and plays as often as time permits.

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Category:1960 births

Category:Living people

Category:People from Rantoul, Illinois

Category:American football safeties

Category:Tyler Apaches football players

Category:Texas State University alumni

Category:Washington Commanders players

Category:20th-century American sportsmen

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