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Antonio Langham

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Antonio Langham
No. 38, 43
Position:Cornerback
Personal information
Born:(1972-07-31)July 31, 1972(age 52)
Town Creek, Alabama,U.S.
Height:6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight:190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
High school:Hazlewood
(Town Creek, Alabama)
College:Alabama
NFL draft:1994/ Round: 1 / Pick: 9
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Games played:102
Games started:76
Tackles:345
Interceptions:14
Sacks:1
Player stats atPFR

Collie Antonio Langham(born July 31, 1972) is an American former professionalfootballplayer who was acornerbackin theNational Football League(NFL) for seven seasons. He playedcollege footballfor theUniversity of Alabama,and was recognized as anAll-American.Selected by theCleveland Brownsin the first round of the1994 NFL draft,Langham also played professionally for theBaltimore Ravens,San Francisco 49ers,andNew England Patriotsof the NFL.

Early years

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Langham was born inTown Creek, Alabama.He graduated from Hazlewood High School in Town Creek.

College career

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Langham attended the University of Alabama, where he played for theAlabama Crimson Tide footballteam as adefensive backfrom 1990 to 1993. On the eventual1992 national championship teamLangham, in his sophomore year, he returned an interception for a touchdown late in the 4th quarter of the1992 SEC Championship Game.As a junior in 1993, he was recognized as a consensus first-team All-American and would win theJim Thorpe Awardas the nation's top defensive back. Later, however, he caused the Crimson Tide to forfeit most of its1993 seasonand sufferNCAAsanctions by signing with an agent during the previous offseason. Langham also signed and submitted an application to enter the1993 NFL draft,rendering him ineligible under NCAA rules, regardless of whether he had signed with an agent or not. The Crimson Tide's head coach,Gene Stallings,failed to inform both theSoutheastern Conference(SEC) and theNational Collegiate Athletic Association(NCAA) of Langham's draft application, or to declare Langham ineligible as required by NCAA rules. His ineligibility was revealed in late November 1993 and the University of Alabama eventually had to forfeit eight wins and a tie from the 1993 season.[1]

He still holds the Crimson Tide's team record for career interceptions with 19.[2]

Professional career

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The Cleveland Browns selected Langham in the first round (ninth pick overall) of the 1994 NFL Draft, and he played for the Browns during the1994and1995seasons.[3]He is one of only two players to have played for the Cleveland Browns before they became the Baltimore Ravens and return to the Browns after the expansion team formed in 1999; the other player isOrlando Brown.His best year as a pro came during the 1996 season as a member of theBaltimore Ravenswhen he intercepted 5 passes for 59 yards.

NFL career statistics

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Year Team GP Tackles Fumbles Interceptions
Cmb Solo Ast Sck FF FR Yds Int Yds Avg Lng TD PD
1994 CLE 16 60 54 6 0.0 1 0 0 2 2 1.0 2 0 27
1995 CLE 16 74 66 8 0.0 0 0 0 2 29 14.5 29 0 12
1996 BAL 15 52 47 5 0.0 1 0 0 5 59 11.8 28 0 20
1997 BAL 16 59 53 6 1.0 0 0 0 3 40 13.3 40 1 13
1998 SF 11 33 33 0 0.0 0 0 0 1 0 0.0 0 0 8
1999 CLE 13 26 24 2 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 1
2000 NE 15 40 35 5 0.0 0 0 0 1 24 24.0 24 0 4
Career[4] 102 344 312 32 1.0 3 0 0 14 154 11.0 40 1 85

Personal life

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Langham is a cousin of former NFL playersKerry GoodeandChris Goode.[5]

References

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  1. ^"NCAA Public Report on Infractions at Alabama".RetrievedDecember 11,2006.[permanent dead link]
  2. ^Record Bookcstv.comArchivedSeptember 16, 2012, at theWayback Machine
  3. ^"1994 NFL Draft Listing".Pro-Football-Reference.com.RetrievedMarch 31,2023.
  4. ^"Antonio Langham Stats".ESPN Internet Ventures.RetrievedMay 9,2014.
  5. ^Tide football a family traditionhttp://www.decaturdaily.com/detail/49870.html?print=1[permanent dead link]