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| Position: | Offensive tackle, Defensive tackle | ||||||||
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| Born: | (1945-11-06)November 6, 1945 Miami, Florida, U.S. | ||||||||
| Died: | August 6, 2012(2012-08-06) (aged 66) | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 245 lb (111 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Miami Senior (Miami, Florida) | ||||||||
| College: | Florida A&M | ||||||||
| NFL draft: | 1969: 14th round, 364th pick | ||||||||
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Roger Lewis Finnie (November 6, 1945 – August 6, 2012) was an American professionalfootballoffensive tackle anddefensive tackle who played eleven seasons in theNational Football League (NFL). Finnie playedcollege football forFlorida A&M University.[1]
Finnie was an All-City team member atMiami Northwestern Senior High School and a key factor in Northwestern's state championship in 1964. AtFlorida A&M, Finnie garnered All-Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference and All-American honors.[2]
Finnie was selected by theNew York Jets in the 14th round of the1969 NFL/AFL draft. He began his NFL career as a defensive tackle and also played offensive guard and tight end with the Jets. He was traded to theSt. Louis Cardinals in 1973 where he was converted to a full-time offensive tackle. Finnie played left tackle on a record-breaking offensive line that includedPro Football Hall of Fame memberDan Dierdorf,Conrad Dobler,Tom Banks, andBob Young. That unit led the NFL with the fewest sacks allowed for three years (and theNational Football Conference for five years) in the mid-1970s. In 1975, the group set an NFL record, allowing only eight sacks in 14 games. The Cardinals traded Finnie to theNew Orleans Saints in 1979 where he was reunited with former teammate Dobler.[3] He retired in 1980.
After retirement, Finnie resided in Miami and served as a Coordinator for the Summer Youth Employment and Training Program, also working as a Senior and Youth Counselor. He also coordinated the city football league for boys ages 15 and under and was commissioner of the Miami city basketball team. He was inducted into theFAMU Hall of Fame in 1990.[4]
Finnie died in 2012 at the age of 66.
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