Fred Cole (gridiron football)

American gridiron football player (1937–2013)

Fred Cole
Career information

Born:	(1937-06-14)June 14, 1937 Newark, New Jersey, U.S.
Died:	October 11, 2013(2013-10-11) (aged 76) Brick Township, New Jersey, U.S.
CFL status	American
Position(s)	G
Height	6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight	226 lb (103 kg)
College	Maryland
NFL draft	1959, round: 6, pick: 68
Drafted by	Chicago Bears
Career history
As player
1959	Winnipeg Blue Bombers
1960	Los Angeles Chargers
1963	Newark Bears

Career highlights and awards
Grey Cup champion (1959) Second-team All-ACC (1958)

Frederick Michael Cole (June 14, 1937 – October 11, 2013) was an American professional football player. He played college football with the University of Maryland Terrapins. He played for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Western Interprovincial Football Union in 1959, winning the Grey Cup. Cole was also drafted in the 1959 NFL draft by the Chicago Bears (Round 6, #68 overall). After playing with Winnipeg, he also played a single season with the Los Angeles Chargers of the American Football League (AFL). He later played for the Newark Bears of the Atlantic Coast Football League in 1963. He died in his native state of New Jersey in 2013.

References

"1959 Chicago Bears". databaseFootball.com. Archived from the original on April 9, 2007. Retrieved July 15, 2020.
"Frederick Cole football statistics on StatsCrew.com".
"Fred Cole". Pro Football Archives. Retrieved October 4, 2024.
"Frederick Cole Obituary - Livingston, NJ".

v t e Winnipeg Blue Bombers 47th Grey Cup champions
11 Ken Ploen 12 Henry Janzen 14 Rick Potter 17 Ron Latourelle 18 Jim Van Pelt 19 Keith Webster 21 Charlie Shepard 22 Carver Shannon 23 Jack Delveaux 24 Nick Miller 27 Gordon Rowland 28 Gerry James 29 Leo Lewis 43 George Druxman 44 Garland Warren 45 Burr Davis 47 Walt Bilicki 48 Jack Bruzell 52 David Burkholder 53 Herb Gray 54 Ken Bochen 56 Ed Kotowich 58 Cornel Piper 61 Fred Cole 62 Roger Savoie 63 Steve Patrick 78 Ron Meadmore Head coach: Bud Grant Assistant coaches: John Michels Joe Zaleski

Winnipeg Blue Bombers 47th Grey Cup champions

Head coach: Bud Grant

Assistant coaches: John Michels
Joe Zaleski

v t e Los Angeles Chargers 1960 inaugural season roster
3 Ben Agajanian 15 Jack Kemp 17 Bob Laraba 19 Bob Clatterbuck 20 Fred Ford 20 Jesse Thomas 23 Paul Lowe 26 Jimmy Sears 27 Charlie McNeil 27 Ron Waller 28 Royce Womble 29 Doyle Nix 33 Blanche Martin 34 Bob Zeman 35 Bob Garner 36 Dick Harris 37 Howie Ferguson 41 Charlie Flowers 44 Trusse Norris 45 Henry Wallace 50 Ben Donnell 51 Rommie Loudd 52 Don Rogers 53 Charlie Brueckman 54 Ron Botchan 56 Emil Karas 57 Al Bansavage 57 Hubert Bobo 60 John Kompara 66 Fred Cole 67 Charlie Kempinska 68 Orlando Ferrante 69 Al Barry 70 Volney Peters 71 Dick Chorovich 72 Sam DeLuca 74 Ron Mix 75 Ernie Wright 76 Gary Finneran 80 Ron Nery 81 Maury Schleicher 82 Ralph Anderson 83 Dave Kocourek 84 Paul Maguire 87 Howard Clark 88 Don Norton 89 Art Gob Head coach Sid Gillman Al Davis Chuck Noll Jack Faulkner Joe Madro

Los Angeles Chargers 1960 inaugural season roster

Head coach: Sid Gillman

v t e Chicago Bears 1959 NFL draft selections
Don Clark Richie Petitbon Pete Johnson John Adams Fred Cole Jim Tucker Dick Clark Willie Smith Maury Youmans Bob Coronado Ed Gray Justin Rowland Gene Jones Joe Robb Roger LeClerc Don Redding Willie Neal Ken Asbury Chris Plain Tony Carcaterra Donnie Stone Lennie Rubal Bob Haller Bob Spain Tom Huhn Bob Kunde John Aveni Robert Williams Eddie Southern Cliff Jackson

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