Emerson Cole

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Emerson Cole
Positions:
fullback , linebacker 		Jersey numbers:
70, 30, 31
born December 10, 1927 in Carrier Mills , Illinois
died on June 4, 2019 in Toledo , Ohio
Career information
Active : 1950 - 1952
NFL Draft : 1950 / Round: 12 / Pick: 156
College : Toledo
Teams
Career statistics
Running attempts     72
erlaufene yards     357
Touchdowns     1
Stats at NFL.com
Stats at pro-football-reference.com
Career highlights and awards

Emerson Elvin Cole (* 10. December 1927 in Carrier Mills , Illinois ; † 4. June 2019 in Toledo , Ohio ) was an American American football poker players. He played for three seasons on the position of fullback in the National Football League (NFL).

Career

Cole played college football at the University of Toledo for the Toledo Rockets from 1947 to 1949 . He was voted All-Ohio in all three seasons. In his final season, he ran 1,172 yards, a school record that lasted until 1984. His total of 31 touchdowns are still the sixth most in the history of the Rockets (as of 2016). For the 100th anniversary of the Rockets in 2017, Cole, who is considered the first great running back of the Rockets, was voted 17th on the All-Century Team.

In 1950, Cole was selected by the Cleveland Browns as the first black in franchise history in the NFL Draft . He was the second fullback behind Marion Motley and also played in the punt and kickoff team, in the goal defense and as a backup linebacker for the Browns. In his first season Cole won the championship with the Browns after the Los Angeles Rams in the NFL Championship Game in 1950 struck with 30:28. After Motley injured himself in the Browns' training camp in 1951, Cole was supposed to take his position, but only came to 252 yards in 46 attempts. During the 1953 Bears training camp, Cole was released.

He then went to the Lucas County Sheriff's Department. He later moved to the Lucas County Welfare Department, from where he worked for the Ohio Civil Rights Commission. In 1986 he resigned from the committee. He died in June 2019 at the age of 91 after a brief illness.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Emerson Cole, Football (1947-49). Toledo Rockets, accessed December 24, 2017 .
  2. ↑ John Robinson Block (Ed.): 100 Years of Toledo Football . Toledo Blade Company , 2017, ISBN 978-0-692-94023-5 , pp. 58 .
  3. ↑ a b Andy Piascik: Gridiron Gauntlet: The Story of the Men Who Integrated Pro Football in Their Own Words . Taylor Trade Publications, 2011, ISBN 978-1-58979-652-2 , pp. 111 .
  4. ↑ Andy Piascik: Gridiron Gauntlet: The Story of the Men Who Integrated Pro Football in Their Own Words . Taylor Trade Publications, 2011, ISBN 978-1-58979-652-2 , pp. 119 .
  5. ↑ 8 African-Americans recognized during group's annual luncheon. The Blade, accessed December 24, 2017 .
  6. ↑ Some Cleveland Browns definitely go to heaven: Phillip Morris. In: The Plain Dealer (Cleveland.com). June 11, 2019, accessed June 14, 2019 .
personal data
SURNAME Cole, Emerson
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Cole, Emerson Elvin (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American football player
DATE OF BIRTH December 10, 1927
PLACE OF BIRTH Carrier Mills , Illinois
DATE OF DEATH 4th June 2019
Place of death Toledo , Ohio