Al Romine
American gridiron football player (1930–2015)
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Alton Rollon Romine (December 11, 1930 – September 30, 2015) was a gridiron football defensive back and a halfback in the National Football League (NFL), the Canadian Football League (CFL), the Ontario Rugby Football Union (ORFU), and American Football League (AFL). He played for the NFL's Chicago Bears (1955) and Green Bay Packers (1955, 1958); the CFL's Toronto Argonauts (1956) and Ottawa Rough Riders (1959); the ORFU's Kitchener-Waterloo Dutchmen (1957), and the AFL's Denver Broncos (1960) and Boston Patriots (1961).[2][3] Romine played collegiate ball for the University of North Alabama before playing professionally for 8 seasons. He retired from football in 1961.[4] In 1963, he became the head coach of the Huntsville Rockets of the Southern Professional Football League.[5] He died in 2015.[6]
Florence, Alabama
Phil Campbell, Alabama
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| Born | December 11, 1930 Florence, Alabama | ||||||||
| Died | September 30, 2015 (aged 84) Phil Campbell, Alabama | ||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||
| Listed weight | 191 lb (87 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school | Florence (AL) | ||||||||
| College | North Alabama | ||||||||
| NFL draft | 1955: undrafted | ||||||||
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