Ted Koy (born September 15, 1947) is an

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former

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for the

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and

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of the

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(NFL). He was drafted out of the

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by the Raiders in the

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. He was a part of the Longhorns' 1969

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team, playing in the same offensive backfield (halfback) with James Street (quarterback), Steve Worster (fullback) and Jim Bertelsen (halfback). His brother Ernie Koy, Jr. also played with the Longhorns and in the NFL. His father

Ernie Koy Ernest Anyz Koy (September 17, 1909 – January 1, 2007), nicknamed "Chief", was an American left fielder in Major League Baseball, who played for four National League teams from 1938 to 1942. He was born in Sealy, Texas and was of American ...

played

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from 1938 through 1942 for five teams, and also played football at Texas. He was drafted by the

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in the 2nd round of the Texas Football League's 1970 draft, but he never played in that league. He is a graduate of the veterinary school at

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. , he was married to a woman named Lynn, divorced in 1996, and married Valerie in 1997.

References

1947 births Living people People from Bellville, Texas Players of American football from Austin County, Texas American football tight ends Texas Longhorns football players Buffalo Bills players Oakland Raiders players {{tightend-1940s-stub