Albin Collins
Appearance
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| Positions | Halfback Punter | ||||||||||||||
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| Born | September 27, 1927 Baton Rouge, Louisiana, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Died | April 9, 2006 (aged 78) Houston, Texas, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 190 lb (86 kg) | ||||||||||||||
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| High school | Baton Rouge | ||||||||||||||
| College | LSU | ||||||||||||||
| NFL draft | 1949: 6th round, 53rd overall pick | ||||||||||||||
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Albin Harrell "Rip" Collins (September 27, 1927 – April 9, 2006) was an American professional football player who was a halfback and punter in the All-America Football Conference (AAFC) and the National Football League (NFL). Collins played college football for the LSU Tigers and was selected by the New York Bulldogs in the 6th round of the 1949 NFL draft. Collins played for the Chicago Hornets (AAFC) (1949), Baltimore Colts (NFL) (1950), and the Green Bay Packers (NFL) (1951).[1]
References
[edit]- ^ "Albin Collins Statistics". Pro Football Reference. Archived from the original on January 4, 2009. Retrieved January 2, 2009.
Categories:
- 1927 births
- 2006 deaths
- Players of American football from Baton Rouge, Louisiana
- American football halfbacks
- American football punters
- LSU Tigers football players
- Chicago Hornets players
- Baltimore Colts (1947–1950) players
- Green Bay Packers players
- 20th-century American sportsmen
- American football running back, 1920s birth stubs
- American football punter stubs