Paige Cothren

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Paige Cothren
Position (s):
Placekicker 		Jersey numbers:
36, 45
born July 12, 1935 in Natchez, Mississippi, USA
died on September 1, 2016 in Tupelo, Mississippi, USA
Career information
Active : 1957 - 1959
NFL Draft : 1957 / Round: 22 / Pick: 256
College : University of Mississippi
Teams

Career statistics
Games     31
Field goals     33
Point after touchdown     81
Stats at pro-football-reference.com
Career highlights and awards

  • University of Mississippi Athletics Hall of Fame (1988)

Jennings Paige Cothren (* 12. July 1935 in Natchez , Mississippi ; † 1. September 2016 in Tupelo , Mississippi) was an American American football poker players. He played as a placekicker in the National Football League (NFL) with the Los Angeles Rams and the Philadelphia Eagles .

youth

Paige Cothren was born in Natchez. His father Wallace worked in a tire factory. His mother Hilda was the sister of NFL professional players Jim , Barney and Ray Poole . Cothren played volleyball , basketball, and baseball in high school . In the football team he was used as a fullback . Because of his athletic achievements in football, he was voted All-American , among other things .

Player career

College career

After graduating from school in 1952, Cothren received an athletic scholarship at the University of Mississippi and played there from 1953 to 1956 for the Ole Miss Rebels College Football on the position of a fullback. In 1955, his team lost to the United States Naval Academy team at 0:21 in the Sugar Bowl . A year later he played with the Rebels against Texas Christian University . With a gain of 79 yards from twelve attempts as well as a touchdown and a point after touchdown , he made a decisive contribution to the 14:13 victory of his team. In 1954 and 1955, his college team won the championship of the Southeastern Conference . In 1958, Cothren completed his studies with a degree in business administration. At this point he was already working as a professional football player.

Professional career

Paige Cothren was built in 1957 by the Los Angeles Rams in the 22nd round of the 256th office drafted . At the Rams he was used as a kicker. In his rookie year , he set a league record with 38 points after touchdown. In 1958 he scored 14 field goals , which was also an annual record in the NFL. After another year with the Philadelphia Eagles, he ended his professional career after the game round in 1959.

After the career

Immediately after his playing career, Cothren joined the US Army and served there with the rank of captain . From 1962 to 1971 he operated three stores in Mississippi and then studied from 1972 to 1977 theology . During his studies he worked as a teacher at Whitworth University . Immediately after completing his studies, he opened two counseling centers for alcohol and drug users. At the same time he worked as a pastor in French Camp , Mississippi. From 1992 he worked in the management of a golf course in Oxford . In 1997 he retired. Cothren wrote several non-fiction books and novels from 1980. The non-fiction books have, among other things, religious content and also deal with the relationship between men and women and one's own football career. Paige Cothren found his final resting place in the French Camp Cemetery in French Camp.

Works

Honors

Paige Cothren has been a member of the University of Mississippi Athletics Hall of Fame since 1988 .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Paige Cothren Obituary. In: legacy.com. Retrieved May 28, 2018 .
  2. ↑ Cotton Bowl game statistics on January 2, 1956 (PDF; 138 kB)

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personal data
SURNAME Cothren, Paige
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Cothren, Paige Jennings
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American football player, theologian, writer
DATE OF BIRTH July 12, 1935
PLACE OF BIRTH Natchez , Mississippi
DATE OF DEATH September 1, 2016
Place of death Tupelo , Mississippi