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Terry Le Count

Terry Jerome LeCount (nacido el 9 de julio de 1956) es un ex jugador de fútbol americano universitario y profesional que fue receptor abierto en la Liga Nacional de Fútbol (NFL) durante nueve temporadas durante las décadas de 1970 y 1980. LeCount jugó fútbol americano universitario para la Universidad de Florida y, posteriormente, jugó profesionalmente para los San Francisco 49ers y los Minnesota Vikings de la NFL.

Primeros años

LeCount nació en Jacksonville, Florida en 1956. [1] Asistió a la escuela secundaria William M. Raines en Jacksonville, [2] y dirigió el equipo de fútbol americano de la escuela secundaria Raines Vikings al juego de campeonato estatal Clase 4A de Florida como su mariscal de campo en 1973. LeCount era un atleta polideportivo y floreció en el atletismo, donde fue campeón de las carreras de 220 y 440 yardas.

Carrera universitaria

LeCount aceptó una beca deportiva para asistir a la Universidad de Florida en Gainesville, Florida, donde jugó para el equipo de fútbol Florida Gators del entrenador Doug Dickey de 1974 a 1977 . [3] Fue el segundo afroamericano , después de Donald Gaffney, quien jugó la posición de quarterback para los Gators, y lideró la ofensiva "gatorbone" de Dickey, una variación de la ofensiva Wishbone .

Carrera profesional

The San Francisco 49ers selected LeCount in the fourth round (ninety-seventh pick overall) in the 1978 NFL Draft,[4] and he played for the 49ers during his first NFL season in 1978 and part of his second season.[5] The 49ers traded him to the Minnesota Vikings in 1979. LeCount was a Viking from 1979 through 1984, and again in 1987,[5] after coming back from an injury. He finished his eight-season NFL career having played in seventy-two games, started nineteen of them, with eighty-nine receptions for 1,354 yards and seven touchdowns.[1]

Life after football

LeCount worked at ArchRival Sports at Strawberry Village in Mill Valley from 1988 to 2002. He was an assistant manager while coaching Track and Field at Tamalpais High School in Mill Valley, California.

LeCount married his former college sweetheart Valjean in 2002, and they live in Atlanta, Georgia. As of 2015, he works as a fan ambassador at the College Football Hall of Fame in downtown Atlanta. He formerly worked as a paraprofessional in the Decatur public schools.[6]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Pro-Football-Reference.com, Players, Terry LeCount. Retrieved March 18, 2011.
  2. ^ databaseFootball.com, Players, Terry LeCount Archived November 20, 2011, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved March 18, 2011.
  3. ^ 2011 Florida Gators Football Media Guide Archived April 2, 2012, at the Wayback Machine, University Athletic Association, Gainesville, Florida, pp. 139–140, 142, 144, 146, 148, 150, 165, 183 (2011). Retrieved August 30, 2011.
  4. ^ Pro Football Hall of Fame, Draft History, 1978 National Football League Draft. Retrieved March 18, 2011.
  5. ^ a b National Football League, Historical Players, Terry LeCount. Retrieved March 18, 2011.
  6. ^ John Manasso, "Personal Journeys: Grace and Gridiron," The Atlanta Journal-Constitution (January 8, 2015). Retrieved November 11, 2015.

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