Charles Ross Coyle (born March 23, 1937) is a former
American football
American football (referred to simply as football in the United States and Canada), also known as gridiron, is a team sport played by two teams of eleven players on a rectangular field with goalposts at each end. The offense, the team wit ...
player who played one season with the
Los Angeles Rams
The Los Angeles Rams are a professional American football team based in the Greater Los Angeles, Los Angeles metropolitan area. The Rams compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the National Football Conference (NFC) NFC Wes ...
of the
National Football League
The National Football League (NFL) is a professional American football league that consists of 32 teams, divided equally between the American Football Conference (AFC) and the National Football Conference (NFC). The NFL is one of the ma ...
(NFL). He was drafted by the Rams in the 20th round of the
1959 NFL Draft
The 1959 National Football League draft had its first four rounds held on December 1, 1958, and its final twenty-six rounds on January 21, 1959. Both sessions were held at the Warwick Hotel in Philadelphia. With the first overall pick in the d ...
. He played
college football for the
Oklahoma Sooners
The Oklahoma Sooners are the athletic teams that represent the University of Oklahoma, located in Norman. The 19 men's and women's varsity teams are called the " Sooners", a reference to a nickname given to the early participants in the Land R ...
of the
University of Oklahoma
, mottoeng = "For the benefit of the Citizen and the State"
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and attended Marlow High School in
Marlow, Oklahoma
Marlow is a city in Stephens County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 4,662 at the 2010 census.
Geography
Marlow is located in northern Stephens County, in the southern part of the state, at (34.643410, -97.958806).
According to ...
. Coyle was also a member of the
Toronto Argonauts
The Toronto Argonauts (officially the Toronto Argonaut Football Club and colloquially known as the Argos) are a professional Canadian football team competing in the East Division of the Canadian Football League (CFL), based in Toronto, Ontario ...
and
Calgary Stampeders
The Calgary Stampeders are a professional Canadian football team based in Calgary, Alberta. The Stampeders compete in the West Division of the Canadian Football League (CFL). The club plays its home games at McMahon Stadium and are the third ...
of the
Canadian Football League
The Canadian Football League (CFL; french: Ligue canadienne de football—LCF) is a professional sports league in Canada. The CFL is the highest level of competition in Canadian football. The league consists of nine teams, each located in a ...
.
References
External links
Just Sports Stats
Living people
1937 births
American football defensive backs
American football long snappers
Canadian football ends
Canadian football defensive backs
Canadian football linebackers
American players of Canadian football
Oklahoma Sooners football players
Toronto Argonauts players
Calgary Stampeders players
Los Angeles Rams players
Players of American football from Oklahoma
People from Marlow, Oklahoma
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