Goldie Sellers
American football player (1942–2020)
American football player
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Position: | Cornerback | ||||||
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Born: | (1942-01-09)January 9, 1942 Winnsboro, Louisiana, U.S. | ||||||
Died: | March 29, 2020(2020-03-29) (aged 78) Golden, Colorado, U.S. | ||||||
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High school: | Richwood (LA) | ||||||
College: | Grambling State | ||||||
NFL draft: | 1966 / Round: 20 / Pick: 302 (by the Chicago Bears)[1] | ||||||
AFL draft: | 1966 / Round: 8 / Pick: 66 | ||||||
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Player stats at NFL.com · PFR | |||||||
Goldie Sellers (January 9, 1942 – March 28, 2020) was an American football defensive back in the American Football League (AFL). Sellers played collegiately at Grambling State University under coach Eddie Robinson. As a professional, he played four seasons as a cornerback for the Denver Broncos (1966–1967) and the Kansas City Chiefs (1968–1969). Sellers was a member of the Chiefs' Super Bowl IV-winning squad. He died on March 28, 2020, from cancer.[2]
As of 2017[update]'s NFL off-season, Goldie Sellers held at least 2 Broncos franchise records, including:
- Kick Return TDs: career (2; with Trindon Holliday), and season (2 in 1966)
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References
External links
- Never Before, Never Again: The Autobiography of Eddie Robinson (p. 125-6):
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Chicago Bears 1966 NFL draft selections
- George Rice
- Charlie Brown
- Bob Pickens
- Randy Jackson
- Doug Buffone
- Dennis Brewster
- Franklin McRae
- Ron Meyer
- Doug McFalls
- Fritz Greenlee
- Bobby Burnett
- Terry Owens
- Wayne Page
- Wayne Becker
- Mike Buckner
- Jim Kollman
- Lynn Senkbeil
- Curt Gentry
- Charley Kines
- Roger Haberer
- Goldie Sellers
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