Angelo King
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Columbia, South Carolina, U.S.
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| Position | Linebacker | ||||||||
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| Born | February 10, 1958 Columbia, South Carolina, U.S. | ||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||
| Listed weight | 224 lb (102 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school | Columbia | ||||||||
| College | South Carolina State | ||||||||
| NFL draft | 1981: undrafted | ||||||||
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Angelo King (born February 10, 1958) is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker in the National Football League (NFL) for the Dallas Cowboys and Detroit Lions. He played college football for the South Carolina State Bulldogs.
King attended Columbia High School. He accepted a football scholarship from the South Carolina State University.
He was named a starter at linebacker midway through his freshman season, and was a part of the 1977 team that was awarded the National Black Championship by the Pittsburgh Courier newspaper.
King was a four-year starter that received All-MEAC honors in 1979 and 1980. He also received honorable-mention Little All-American honors in 1980.[1] As a senior, he blocked a school record 4 punts (6 in his career).
In 2007, he was named to the South Carolina State Centennial Football Team. In 2012, he was inducted into the South Carolina State Athletic Hall of Fame.