Zebbie Lethridge
{{Short description|American football player (born 1975)}}
{{Use American English|date=April 2025}}
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{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = Zebbie Lethridge
| number = 43, 37
| position = Cornerback
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1975|1|31}}
| birth_place = Lubbock, Texas, U.S.
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 0
| weight_lb = 190
| high_school = Estacado (Lubbock)
| college = Texas Tech
| undraftedyear = 1998
| pastteams =
- Dallas Cowboys ({{NFL Year|1998|1999}})*
- Chicago Bears (1999)*
- Jacksonville Jaguars ({{NFL Year|2000}})*
- Berlin Thunder ({{NFLE Year|2000}})
- Miami Dolphins ({{NFL Year|2001|2002}})
| highlights =
- Second-team All-Big 12 (1996)
| statlabel1 = Games played
| statvalue1 = 2
| pfr = LethZe20
}}
Zebbie D. Lethridge Jr. (born January 31, 1975{{cite web |publisher=ESPN |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/player/gamelog/_/id/3482 |title=Zebbie Lethridge Stats |access-date=January 8, 2024}}) is an American former professional football player who was a cornerback in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football as a quarterback for the Texas Tech Red Raiders.{{cite web|last=Gonzales|first=Patrick|url=http://lubbockonline.com/stories/103005/pro_103005094.shtml|title=Former Tech standout still fan of Red Raiders|work=Lubbock Avalanche-Journal|date=October 30, 2005|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070213012110/http://lubbockonline.com/stories/103005/pro_103005094.shtml|archive-date=February 13, 2007|url-status=dead|access-date=November 3, 2020}}
College career
Lethridge attended Texas Tech University in his hometown of Lubbock, Texas, where he played quarterback for the Red Raiders football team from 1994 to 1997. As of 2018, Lethridge is top-10 in passing yards, passing touchdowns, and rushing touchdowns by quarterback for Texas Tech.{{cite web |publisher=KLBK-TV |last=King |first=Ryan |url=https://www.everythinglubbock.com/sports/klbk-sports/where-are-they-now-zebbie-lethridge/ |title=Where Are They Now: Zebbie Lethridge |date=December 14, 2018 |access-date=January 8, 2024}}
=College statistics=
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
! rowspan="2"| Year ! rowspan="2"| {{tooltip|GP|Games played}} ! colspan="8"| Passing ! colspan="4"| Rushing | |||||||||||
| {{tooltip|Cmp|Passes completed}} | {{tooltip|Att|Passes attempted}} | {{tooltip|Pct|Completion percentage}} | {{tooltip|Yds|Passing yards}} | {{tooltip|Y/A|Yards per passing attempt}} | {{tooltip|TD|Passing touchdowns}} | {{tooltip|Int|Interceptions}} | {{tooltip|Rtg|Passer rating}} | {{tooltip|Att|Rushes attempted}} | {{tooltip|Yds|Rushing yards}} | {{tooltip|Avg|Rushing average}} | {{tooltip|TD|Rushing touchdowns}} |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994
| 11 || 132 || 261 || 50.6 || 1,596 || 6.1 || 12 || 6 || 112.5 || 110 || 289 || 2.6 || 6 | |||||||||||
| 1995
| 11 || 136 || 281 || 48.4 || 1,885 || 6.7 || 13 || 6 || 115.7 || 122 || 137 || 1.1 || 9 | |||||||||||
| 1996
| 11 || 117 || 267 || 43.8 || 1,686 || 6.3 || 11 || 6 || 106.0 || 114 || 286 || 2.5 || 5 | |||||||||||
| 1997
| 11 || 134 || 261 || 51.3 || 1,622 || 6.2 || 6 || 4 || 108.1 || 108 || 129 || 1.2 || 7 | |||||||||||
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! [https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/zebbie-lethridge-1.html Career] !! 44 !! 519 !! 1,070 !! 48.5 !! 6,789 !! 6.3 !! 42 !! 22 !! 110.6 !! 453 !! 845 !! 1.9 !! 27 |
Pro career
Lethridge began his pro football career as an undrafted free agent with the Dallas Cowboys in 1998 but was cut before the regular season; he again participated in Cowboys training camp in 1999 but did not make final roster cuts.{{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020805155543/http://www.miamidolphins.com/lockerroom/teamroster/teamroster_lethridge_z.asp|archive-date=August 5, 2002|title=Zebbie Lethridge|url=http://www.miamidolphins.com/lockerroom/teamroster/teamroster_lethridge_z.asp|publisher=Miami Dolphins|access-date=November 3, 2020|url-status=dead}} In 2000, Lethridge played in 10 games for the Berlin Thunder of NFL Europe.{{cite web|url=https://www.profootballarchives.com/playerl/leth00200.html|title=Zebbie Lethridge|publisher=Pro Football Archives|access-date=November 3, 2020}} Signing with the Miami Dolphins as a free agent on April 26, 2001, he played in two games with the Dolphins that year. Lethridge was on injured reserve in the early weeks of the 2002 season before being waived on September 17.{{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20021002100855/http://www.miamidolphins.com/pressbox/pressreleases/pressreleases.asp?contentID=2231|archive-date=October 2, 2002|title= Dolphins Make Moves On Injured Reserve, Practice Squad|url=http://www.miamidolphins.com/pressbox/pressreleases/pressreleases.asp?contentID=2231|publisher=Miami Dolphins|access-date=November 3, 2020|url-status=dead}}
Personal life
In 1995, Lethridge and two friends were accused of shoplifting earrings from a Dillard's in Lubbock, Texas. Lethridge was found innocent in Lubbock Municipal Court then filed a lawsuit against the store and security guard Tom Robison for racial profiling. Lethridge won the lawsuit and was awarded $22.5 million.{{cite news |newspaper=Chicago Tribune |last=Thompson |first=Jack |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1999-06-30-9906300012-story.html |title=PLAYER WINS LAWSUIT FOR $22.5 MILLION |date=June 30, 1999 |access-date=January 8, 2024}}
References
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