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| Position | Quarterback | ||||||||||
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| Born | (1945-09-02)September 2, 1945 (age 80) Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. | ||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||||
| Weight | 210 lb (95 kg) | ||||||||||
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| High school | Southwest (Minneapolis) | ||||||||||
| College | North Dakota | ||||||||||
| NFL draft | 1967: 7th round, 162nd overall pick | ||||||||||
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Corey Colehour (born September 2, 1945) is an American former professionalfootball player who was aquarterback in theCanadian Football League (CFL). He playedcollege football for theNorth Dakota Fighting Hawks.
Colehour was born and grew up inMinneapolis, Minnesota and attendedSouthwest High School, where he played football and basketball. As a senior he was named the MVP of theMinneapolis City Conference in basketball.[1]
Colehour was a three-year starter at North Dakota. He was named All-North Central Conference (NCC) as junior. Colehour was again named All-NCC and the conference MVP as a senior after passing for 2,175 yards and 19 touchdowns. He was named the MVP of the 1966Pecan Bowl after passing for 274 yards and four touchdowns in a 42–24 win overParsons College. Over the course of his collegiate career, Colehour completed 312 of 581 pass attempts for 4,520 yards with 36 touchdown passes. He was inducted into the North Dakota's Athletic Hall of Fame in 1983.[2]
Colehour was selected by theAtlanta Falcons in the seventh round of the1967 NFL/AFL draft.[3] He spent 1967 on the Falcons' practice squad and was cut during training camp in 1968. Colehour was signed by theEdmonton Eskimos of theCanadian Football League (CFL) for the rest of the team's season.[4][5] He led the Eskimos with 1,947 passing yards in 1969.[6] Colehour was released by Edmonton on July 27, 1970, during final roster cuts.[7] He was signed as a running back by theDenver Broncos on August 3, 1970, but was cut seven days later.[8][9]