Red Corzine

{{Short description|American football player (1909–2003)}}

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

{{Infobox NFL biography

| name = Red Corzine

| image = Corzine-Red-1936.jpg

| caption = Corzine in 1934

| number = 42, 33, 17

| position = Fullback,
Linebacker

| birth_date = {{birth date|1909|1|19}}

| birth_place = Balcom, Illinois, U.S.

| death_date = {{death date and age|2003|7|26|1909|1|19}}

| death_place = Oceanside, California, U.S.

| height_ft = 5

| height_in = 11

| weight_lbs = 213

| high_school = Monmouth (IL)

| college = Davis & Elkins

| pastteams =

| statlabel1 = Games played

| statvalue1 = 51

| statlabel2 = Starts

| statvalue2 = 36

| statlabel3 = Rushing attempts

| statvalue3 = 209

| statlabel4 = Rushing yards

| statvalue4 = 546 (2.6 average)

| statlabel5 = Passes caught

| statvalue5 = 14

| statlabel6 = Receiving yards

| statvalue6 = 171 (12.2 average)

| statlabel7 = Touchdowns

| statvalue7 = 4

| pfr = C/CorzRe20

}}

Lester Howard "Red" Corzine (January 19, 1909 – July 26, 2003) was an American football fullback who played five seasons in the National Football League (NFL) with the Cincinnati Reds, St. Louis Gunners and New York Giants.

Biography

Lester "Red" Corzine was born January 19, 1909, at Balcom, Illinois. He first enrolled at Anna High School in Anna, Illinois before transferring to Monmouth High School in Monmouth, Illinois.{{cite web | url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/C/CorzRe20.htm | title=Red Corzine | publisher=Sports Reference LLC | work=pro-football-reference.com | accessdate=July 25, 2015}}

He played college football at Davis & Elkins College.{{cite web | url=http://www.profootballarchives.com/corz00200.html | title=RED CORZINE | publisher=profootballarchives.com | accessdate=July 25, 2015}}

Corzine died July 26, 2003, in Oceanside, California.

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