Al Romine

{{Short description|American gridiron football player (1930–2015)}}

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{{Infobox NFL biography

| name = Al Romine

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| position = DB/HB

| number = 23, 42, 46

| birth_date = {{birth date|1930|12|11|mf=y}}

| birth_place = Florence, Alabama

| death_date = {{death date and age|2015|9|30|1930|12|11}}

| death_place = Phil Campbell, Alabama

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 2

| weight_lbs = 191

| high_school = Florence (AL)

| college = North Alabama

| undraftedyear = 1955

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| statlabel1 = NFL-AFL Games played

| statvalue1 = 32

| statlabel2 = NFL-AFL Games started

| statvalue2 = 0

| statlabel3 = NFL-AFL Interceptions

| statvalue3 = 4

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  • UNA Athletic Hall of Fame, 1996{{cite web|title=1996 - Alton "Monk" Romine |url=http://www.roarlions.com/Lion_Tradition/Athletic_Hall_of_Fame/1996_monk_romine.htm |publisher=roarlions.com |accessdate=2009-03-27 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081007074940/http://www.roarlions.com/Lion_Tradition/Athletic_Hall_of_Fame/1996_monk_romine.htm |archivedate=2008-10-07 }}

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Alton Rollon Romine (December 11, 1930 – September 30, 2015) was a gridiron football defensive back and a halfback in the National Football League (NFL), the Canadian Football League (CFL), the Ontario Rugby Football Union (ORFU), and American Football League (AFL). He played for the NFL's Chicago Bears (1955) and Green Bay Packers (1955, 1958); the CFL's Toronto Argonauts (1956) and Ottawa Rough Riders (1959); the ORFU's Kitchener-Waterloo Dutchmen (1957), and the AFL's Denver Broncos (1960) and Boston Patriots (1961). Romine played collegiate ball for the University of North Alabama before playing professionally for 8 seasons. He retired from football in 1961. In 1963, he became the head coach of the Huntsville Rockets of the Southern Professional Football League. He died in 2015.{{Cite web|url=http://www.timesdaily.com/obituaries/alton-romine/article_1f0a1696-c01e-5bb3-8dfb-2344a8ce9f19.html|title=Alton Romine|date=3 October 2015 }}

References

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{{cite web|title=Packers.com – Al Romine |work=Packers.com |url=http://www.packers.com/history/all_time_roster/player/romine_al_1955-58/ |accessdate=January 2, 2009 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080419063424/http://www.packers.com/history/all_time_roster/player/romine_al_1955-58/ |archivedate=April 19, 2008 }}

{{cite web | title = Al Romine Statistics | work = Pro Football Reference | url = https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/R/RomiAl20.htm | accessdate = January 2, 2009 }}

{{cite news |newspaper=TimesDaily |title='Test Tube' For League: Rockets, Cherokees To Give All-Out Effort |page=10 |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1842&dat=19630722&id=rBMsAAAAIBAJ&sjid=mMYEAAAAIBAJ&pg=2896,2612476 |date=July 22, 1963 |accessdate=October 13, 2014}}

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Category:1930 births

Category:2015 deaths

Category:Players of American football from Florence, Alabama

Category:American football defensive backs

Category:American football halfbacks

Category:North Alabama Lions football players

Category:Chicago Bears players

Category:Green Bay Packers players

Category:Players of Canadian football from Alabama

Category:Canadian football defensive backs

Category:Canadian football running backs

Category:Toronto Argonauts players

Category:Ottawa Rough Riders players

Category:Denver Broncos (AFL) players

Category:Boston Patriots players

Category:Ontario Rugby Football Union players

Category:American Football League players

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