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| Position | Cornerback | ||||
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| Born | (1975-01-31)January 31, 1975 (age 51) Lubbock, Texas, U.S. | ||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||
| Listed weight | 190 lb (86 kg) | ||||
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| High school | Estacado (Lubbock) | ||||
| College | Texas Tech | ||||
| NFL draft | 1998: undrafted | ||||
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Zebbie D. Lethridge Jr. (born January 31, 1975[1]) is an American former professionalfootball player who was acornerback in theNational Football League (NFL). He playedcollege football as aquarterback for theTexas Tech Red Raiders.[2]
Lethridge attendedTexas Tech University in his hometown ofLubbock, Texas, where he played quarterback for theRed Raiders football team from 1994 to 1997. As of 2018, Lethridge is top-10 in passing yards, passing touchdowns, and rushing touchdowns by quarterback for Texas Tech.[3]
| Year | GP | Passing | Rushing | ||||||||||
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| Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | Y/A | TD | Int | Rtg | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | ||
| 1994 | 11 | 132 | 261 | 50.6 | 1,596 | 6.1 | 12 | 6 | 112.5 | 110 | 289 | 2.6 | 6 |
| 1995 | 11 | 136 | 281 | 48.4 | 1,885 | 6.7 | 13 | 6 | 115.7 | 122 | 137 | 1.1 | 9 |
| 1996 | 11 | 117 | 267 | 43.8 | 1,686 | 6.3 | 11 | 6 | 106.0 | 114 | 286 | 2.5 | 5 |
| 1997 | 11 | 134 | 261 | 51.3 | 1,622 | 6.2 | 6 | 4 | 108.1 | 108 | 129 | 1.2 | 7 |
| Career | 44 | 519 | 1,070 | 48.5 | 6,789 | 6.3 | 42 | 22 | 110.6 | 453 | 845 | 1.9 | 27 |
Lethridge began his pro football career as an undrafted free agent with theDallas Cowboys in 1998 but was cut before the regular season; he again participated in Cowboys training camp in 1999 but did not make final roster cuts.[4] In 2000, Lethridge played in 10 games for theBerlin Thunder ofNFL Europe.[5] Signing with theMiami Dolphins as a free agent on April 26, 2001, he played in two games with the Dolphins that year.[4] Lethridge was on injured reserve in the early weeks of the 2002 season before being waived on September 17.[6]
In 1995, Lethridge and two friends were accused of shoplifting earrings from aDillard's inLubbock, Texas. Lethridge was found innocent in Lubbock Municipal Court then filed a lawsuit against the store and security guard Tom Robison forracial profiling. Lethridge won the lawsuit and was awarded $22.5 million.[7]
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