Linzy Cole

{{Short description|American football player (1948–2016)}}

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{{Use American English|date=March 2024}}

{{Infobox NFL biography

|name=Linzy Cole

|number=25, 87, 26, 21

|position=Wide receiver

|birth_date={{birth date|1948|4|21}}

|birth_place=Dallas, Texas, U.S.

|death_date={{death date and age|2016|9|21|1948|4|21}}

|death_place=Dallas, Texas, U.S.

|height_ft=5

|height_in=11

|high_school=James Madison (TX)

|college=TCU

|weight_lbs=172

|draftyear=1970

|draftround=9

|draftpick=210

|pastteams=

• Chicago Bears ({{NFL Year|1970}})
• Houston Oilers ({{NFL Year|1971|1972}})
• Buffalo Bills ({{NFL Year|1972}})

|statlabel1=Receptions

|statvalue1=3

|statlabel2=Receiving yards

|statvalue2=47

|statlabel3=Return yards

|statvalue3=1,515

|pfr=ColeLi01

}}

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.{{Cite web |url=http://www.profootballarchives.com/playerc/cole01200.html |title=Linzy Cole |website=The Pro Football Archives |access-date=2018-03-24}} 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. {{cite book|title=The ESPN Pro Football Encyclopedia|date=2007|publisher=Sterling Publishing|isbn=978-1-4027-4216-3|page=[https://archive.org/details/espnprofootballe00ster/page/47 47]|edition=first|url-access=registration|url=https://archive.org/details/espnprofootballe00ster/page/47}}{{Cite web |url=https://gofrogs.com/news/2016/4/22/2016_Hall_of_Fame_Class_Announced |title=2016 Hall of Fame Class Announced |date=22 April 2016 }}