Tony Guillory
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Position: | Linebacker | ||||||
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Date of birth: | November 10, 1942 | ||||||
Place of birth: | Opelousas, Louisiana | ||||||
Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||
Weight: | 236 lb (107 kg) | ||||||
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High school: | Hebert High School, Beaumont, Texas | ||||||
College: |
Nebraska Lamar | ||||||
NFL Draft: | 1965 / Round: 7 / Pick: 93 | ||||||
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Anthony "Tony" Guillory (born November 10, 1942) is a former American football linebacker who played in the National Football League from 1965 through 1969. He attended the black Hebert High School in Beaumont, Texas, and played college football at the University of Nebraska and then at Lamar State College of Technology (now Lamar University). Transferring from Nebraska to Lamar in 1962, Guillory became the first black athlete at Lamar.[1][2] He was one of 16 pro footballers given the keys to the city of Beaumont in 1971.[3]
References
- ↑ "Countdown to Kickoff". Lamar University Department of Athletics. Retrieved May 21, 2015.
- ↑ Clark, Ryan S. (December 15, 2008). "Guillory recalls college football integration period". Beaumont Enterprise. Retrieved May 21, 2015.
- ↑ Sherrington, Kevin (July 7, 2016) [1999]. "Flashback: DFW produces a ton of football talent, but another part of Texas is 'the pro football capital of the world'". The Dallas Morning News.
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