Kary Vincent
{{Short description|American football player (1969–2018)}}
{{distinguish|Kerry Vincent}}
{{for|his son|Kary Vincent Jr.}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2022}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = Kary Vincent
| image =
| number =
| position = Wide receiver / Defensive back
| birth_date = {{birth date|1969|9|19}}
| birth_place = Port Arthur, Texas, U.S.
| death_date = {{death date and age|2018|12|26|1969|9|19}}
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 0
| weight_lbs = 185
| high_school =
| college = Texas A&M
| draftyear = 1992
| draftround = 6
| draftpick = 164
| pastteams =
- New Orleans Saints ({{NFL Year|1992}}–{{NFL Year|1993}})*
- Charlotte Rage ({{AFL Year|1994}})
- Milwaukee Mustangs ({{AFL Year|1995}})
| aflstatlabel1 = Receptions
| aflstatvalue1 = 4
| aflstatlabel2 = Receiving yards
| aflstatvalue2 = 16
| aflstatlabel3 = Tackles
| aflstatvalue3 = 17.5
| aflstatlabel4 = Total TDs
| aflstatvalue4 = 2
| afl = 1631
}}
Kary Lamont Vincent Sr. (September 19, 1969 – December 26, 2018) was an American football wide receiver who played two seasons in the Arena Football League (AFL) with the Charlotte Rage and Milwaukee Mustangs. After graduating from Thomas Jefferson High School in Port Arthur, Texas, he played college football at Texas A&M University. He was drafted by the New Orleans Saints in the sixth round of the 1992 NFL draft.{{Cite web |title=1992 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1992/draft.htm |access-date=2023-05-07 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}} He was on the Saints practice squad for two seasons.{{Cite web|url=https://www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/sports/lsu/article_1a140aa8-e9e1-11e8-bf43-e3e0cb8cc1d5.html|title = LSU's Kary Vincent Jr. Starts to blossom — even with his mind on his ailing dad}}
Vincent died on December 26, 2018.{{Cite web|url=https://www.panews.com/2018/12/26/memorial-football-track-assistant-vincent-dies/|title=Memorial football, track assistant Vincent dies|date=December 27, 2018}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.panews.com/2018/09/27/football-i-was-fighting-vincent-winning-fight-with-double-pneumonia-plans-to-return-to-memorial-sideline/|title = FOOTBALL: 'I was fighting': Vincent beating double pneumonia, plans to return to Memorial sideline|date = September 28, 2018}}
He was the father of former NFL player Kary Vincent Jr.
References
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External links
- [http://www.justsportsstats.com/footballstatsindex.php?player_id=vincekar001 Stats Crew profile]
- [https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/kary-vincent-1.html College stats]
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Category:American football wide receivers
Category:American football defensive backs
Category:Texas A&M Aggies football players
Category:Charlotte Rage players
Category:Milwaukee Mustangs (1994–2001) players
Category:Players of American football from Port Arthur, Texas
Category:20th-century African-American sportsmen
Category:21st-century African-American sportsmen
Category:Deaths from pneumonia in the United States
Category:20th-century American sportsmen
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