Charles Douglas Kyle(born September 25, 1947) is a formerAmerican footballlinebackerin theCanadian Football League(CFL) for theSaskatchewan Roughriders.He playedcollege footballatPurdue University.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born: | September 25, 1947 Fort Thomas, Kentucky,U.S. |
| Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Weight: | 220 lb (100 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Highlands (KY) |
| College: | Purdue |
| Position: | Linebacker |
| NFL draft: | 1969/ round: 5 / pick: 125 |
| Career history | |
| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Early years
editKyle grew up inFort Thomas, Kentucky.He attendedHighlands High School,where he practiced football,shot putand also won a statedivingchampionship.
He accepted a football scholarship fromPurdue University.He was a three-year starter at themiddle guardposition.[1]He was anAll-Big Tenplayer in1966(UPI-1),[2]1967(AP-1, UPI-1),[3][4]and1968(AP-1, UPI-1).[5][6]He was also a consensus first-team selection as a middle guard on the1968 College Football All-America Team.[7]
Professional career
editKyle was selected by theDallas Cowboysin the fifth round (125th overall) of the1969 NFL draft.He was waived on September 15.
In 1969, he signed with theSaskatchewan Roughridersof theCanadian Football League.He appeared in 6 games and played in the57th Grey Cup.In 1971, he played in 12 games and registered 2 interceptions.
On June 9, 1971, he was traded to theMontreal Alouettesin exchange forlinebackerCharlie Collins.He was released on July 23.
On February 5, 1972, he was signed as afree agentby theNew York Jets.He was waived injured on August 8.[8]
References
edit- ^"Big Trouble for Big Ten".December 28, 1966. p. 15.RetrievedMay 28,2023.
- ^"Eight Spartans, Six From Michigan All Big Ten".The Holland, Michigan Evening Sentinel.November 23, 1966. p. 17.RetrievedMay 28,2023.
- ^"1967 AP All-Big Ten".Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (AP story).November 28, 1967. p. 26.RetrievedMay 28,2023.
- ^"Big Ten Coaches Name Bess to All Star Team".The Pantagraph.November 30, 1967. p. 19.RetrievedMay 28,2023.
- ^"Podolak and Meskimen Named All-Big 10"(PDF).The Daily Iowan.November 27, 1968. p. 3.RetrievedMay 28,2023.
- ^"Big Ten All-Conference Team".Record-Eagle, Traverse City, Michigan.November 30, 1968. p. 13.RetrievedMay 28,2023.
- ^"2014 NCAA Football Records: Consensus All-America Selections"(PDF).National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). 2014. p. 7. Archived fromthe original(PDF)on November 26, 2018.RetrievedMay 28,2023.
- ^"Woodall Really Cooking, But for Army, Not Jets".The New York Times. August 9, 1972.RetrievedMay 28,2023.