Johnny Bailey (American football)
American football player (1967–2010)
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Position: | Running back , return specialist | |||||||||
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Born: |
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1967-03-17
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March 17, 1967
Houston, Texas , U.S. |
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Died: |
August 20, 2010
(2010-08-20)
(aged
43)
Houston, Texas, U.S. |
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Height: | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | |||||||||
Weight: | 190 lb (86 kg) | |||||||||
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High school: | Yates (Houston, Texas) | |||||||||
College: | Texas A&M-Kingsville | |||||||||
NFL Draft: | 1990 / Round: 9 / Pick: 228 | |||||||||
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Johnny Lee Bailey (March 17, 1967 – August 20, 2010) was an American football running back in the National Football League (NFL). [1] He was also a part of Houston's Yates High School football team when it won the 1985 5A state championship.
Career
Bailey was drafted in the ninth round out of Texas A&I University (now named Texas A&M University–Kingsville ) in the 1990 NFL Draft by the Chicago Bears . [2] While at Texas A&I, Bailey was the first, and so far only, player to be a three-time winner of the Harlon Hill Trophy , which is given to the best player in Division II college football . He played for the Bears for two years before going on to the Arizona Cardinals for two years, as well as playing for the Los Angeles/St. Louis Rams . During his NFL career he played in 81 games and scored nine touchdowns.
Death
Bailey died on August 20, 2010, of pancreatic cancer . [3] He is buried at the Houston Memorial Gardens in Pearland, Texas .
References
- ↑ "Johnny Bailey, N.F.L. Player Who Set College Yardage Records, Dies at 43" . New York Times . August 20, 2010.
- ↑ "1990 NFL Draft Listing" . Pro-Football-Reference.com . Retrieved 2023-05-25 .
- ↑ Associated Press (August 20, 2010). "Football player Johnny Bailey dies" . espn.com .
External links
- Career statistics and player information from NFL.com · Pro Football Reference
- Johnny Bailey at the College Football Hall of Fame
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