Larry Cole
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| Position: | Defensive end / Defensive tackle | ||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth: | November 15, 1946 | ||||||||||||||
| Place of birth: | Clarkfield, Minnesota | ||||||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight: | 252 lb (114 kg) | ||||||||||||||
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| High school: | Granite Falls (MN) | ||||||||||||||
| College: | Hawaii | ||||||||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 1968 / Round: 16 / Pick: 428 | ||||||||||||||
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| Interceptions: | 4 |
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| Interception yards: | 102 |
| Fumble recoveries: | 14 |
| Games started: | 130 |
| Games played: | 176 |
| Total TDs: | 4 |
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Larry Rudolph Cole (born November 15, 1946) is a former American football defensive lineman in the National Football League who played his entire professional career with the Dallas Cowboys. He played in five Super Bowls, winning Super Bowl VI and XII. Cole played college football at the University of Hawaii and the Air Force Academy.
Cole attended Granite Falls High School in Minnesota. Granite Falls merged with other schools, creating a new one called Yellow Medicine East High School.
Although he finished playing at University of Hawaii, Cole was a one-year transfer from the United States Air Force Academy, where he started his college career. He later graduated from the University of Houston.
Cole was drafted in the sixteenth round of the 1968 NFL Draft by the Dallas Cowboys as an offensive tackle, but was switched to the defensive line during training camp.
Dave Edwards nicknamed him "Bubber Frank", which later evolved into "Bubba". Cole made an immediate impact, playing in all 14 games (10 starts replacing an injured Willie Townes) and scoring 2 defensive touchdowns his rookie season. During the middle of the season, an injury to Willie Townes moved him to the starting left defensive end position. As a player, he was said to be very smart and a versatile player, playing different positions along the defensive line during his career.
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