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David Allen Lee (born 1943) played football for the former Baltimore Colts and subsequently retired from a career as a General Motors executive in Shreveport, the seat of Caddo Parish in northwestern Louisiana. He accumulated several sports records in punting for the Colts in a 12-year career from 1966 until 1978. 1943 (MCMXLIII) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1943 calendar). ...
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Location in the state of Louisiana Coordinates: Parish Caddo Mayor Keith Hightower Area - City 117. ...
Caddo Parish is a parish located in the state of Louisiana. ...
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1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1966 calendar). ...
1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday. ...
Lee was born to Roy Lee (1916-1994) and Hazel B. Lee (born 1919). He grew up in the small town of Minden, the seat of Webster Parish, some thirty miles east of Shreveport. The family home at the intersection of Goodwill and Ash streets was only a short walk from the Minden High School stadium, then a relatively new structure, where Lee made his first successful mark in football between 1957 and 1960. Not only was he All-District and All-State in football in his senior year, the fall of 1960, but he excelled similarly in basketball (1958-1961), baseball (1959-1961), and track (1958-1961). He was also elected by his peers to the Student Council during his senior year. 1916 (MCMXVI) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ...
1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by United Nations. ...
1919 (MCMXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ...
Minden is a small city located in Webster Parish, Louisiana, twenty-eight miles east of Shreveport. ...
Webster Parish is a parish located in the state of Louisiana. ...
1957 (MCMLVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1960 calendar). ...
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1958 (MCMLVIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
1961 (MCMLXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1961 calendar). ...
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Upon his 1961 graduation from Minden High School, Lee enrolled on a football scholarship at Louisiana Tech University (then Louisiana Polytechnic Institute), located some forty miles east of Minden in Ruston, the seat of Lincoln Parish. Similarly successful in college football, the tall, ectomorphic Lee excelled in punting. After graduation from college, he joined the Colts. As a rookie, Lee won the National Football League punting title. // Louisiana Tech University, located in Ruston, Louisiana, is a coeducational public institution of higher learning with an approximate enrollment of 12,000 students. ...
The city of Ruston is the parish seat of Lincoln Parish, in the U.S. state of Louisiana. ...
Lincoln Parish is a parish located in the state of Louisiana. ...
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In 1969, the Colts lost Super Bowl III to the New York Jets, but Lee again won the NFL punting title. In 1971, the year in which the Colts defeated the Dallas Cowboys to win Super Bowl V, Lee uncorked a 76-yard punt, the longest in Colts history. 1969 (MCMLXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1969 calendar). ...
Date January 12, 1969 Stadium Miami Orange Bowl City Miami, Florida MVP Joe Namath, Quarterback Favorite Colts by 18 National anthem Anita Bryant Coin toss Game referee Referee Tom Bell Halftime show America Thanks with Florida A&M University Attendance 75,389 TV in the United States Network NBC Announcers...
City East Rutherford, New Jersey Other nicknames Gang Green Team colors Green and White Head Coach Eric Mangini Owner Robert Wood Johnson IV General manager Mike Tannenbaum League/Conference affiliations American Football League (1960-1969) Eastern Division (1960-1969) National Football League (1970âpresent) American Football Conference (1970-present) AFC...
1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1971 calendar). ...
City Irving, Texas Other nicknames The Boys, Americas Team Team colors Royal Blue, Navy Blue, Silver-Green, Silver, and White Head Coach Bill Parcells Owner Jerry Jones General manager Jerry Jones Mascot Rowdy [1] League/Conference affiliations National Football League (1960âpresent) Western Conference (1960) Eastern Conference (1961-1969...
Date January 17, 1971 Stadium Miami Orange Bowl City Miami, Florida MVP Chuck Howley, Linebacker, Cowboys Favorite Cowboys by 2 National anthem Tommy Loy (Trumpeter) Coin toss Norm Schachter Referee Norm Schachter Halftime show Florida A&M Band Attendance 79,204 TV in the United States Network NBC Announcers Curt...
In 1973, Lee's friend, the Colts' quarterback John Unitas, went to the San Diego Chargers after concluding his Baltimore career as the NFL’s all-time leader in passing yardage. Six years after Lee retired from the Colts, the team relocated to Indianapolis. 1973 (MCMLXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday. ...
John Constantine Unitas (May 7, 1933 - September 11, 2002) was a professional American football player in the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s. ...
City San Diego, California Other nicknames Bolts, Super Chargers Team colors Navy Blue, White, and Gold Head Coach Marty Schottenheimer Owner Alex Spanos George Pernicano (Minority owner (3%)) General manager A.J. Smith Fight song San Diego Super Chargers League/Conference affiliations American Football League (1960-1969) Western Division (1960...
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During his sports career, Lee was active in the Fellowship of Christian Athletes and often gave motivational lectures to young people attempting to develop their athletic abilities. Mission The Fellowship of Christian Athletes is a not-for-profit organization that has been based in Kansas City, Missouri since 1956. ...
Lee is married to the former Sandra Harper, his high school cheerleader and sweetheart. The Lees reside in Bossier City in Bossier Parish east of Shreveport. He has a younger brother, Danny Roy Lee (born 1953), of Minden, who played high school and college football. Bossier City is a city located in Bossier Parish, Louisiana, USA. As of the 2000 Census, the city had a total population of 56,461. ...
Bossier Parish is a parish located in the state of Louisiana. ...
1953 (MCMLIII) was a common year starting on Thursday. ...
Lee was among four outstanding sports figures from his hometown of Minden during the 1960s. Charlie T. Hennigan (born 1935), originally from Bienville Parish, graduated from Minden High School in 1953 and played for Northwestern State University in Natchitoches prior to joining the newly-created Houston Oilers in 1960.The somewhat dimunitive Fred Haynes (1946-2006), a 1964 Minden High School graduate, became a champion college player at LSU, where he was affectionately known as the "Littlest Tiger." Larry Brewer (born 1948), a 1966 graduate of Minden High School, went on to play for Louisiana Tech as a teammate of Terry Bradshaw. He joined the Atlanta Falcons after college graduation but was unable to meet the commitment because of an injury. Brewer became a certified public accountant and worked in hospital management until he drowned in 2003 while on a family vacation in Hawaii. The 1960s decade refers to the years from January 1, 1960 to December 31, 1969, inclusive. ...
Charlie Hennigan is a retired American football player. ...
1935 (MCMXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ...
Bienville Parish is a parish located in the state of Louisiana. ...
1953 (MCMLIII) was a common year starting on Thursday. ...
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The city of Natchitoches (pronounced ) is the parish seat of Natchitoches Parish, in the US state of Louisiana. ...
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Freddie Lynn Fred Haynes (March 29, 1946 -- November 5, 2006) was, despite his relatively small physical size, a star football player for the Louisiana State University Tigers from 1966-1968, having climaxed his three-season career by successfully quarterbacking both the Sugar Bowl in New Orleans and the Peach Bowl...
1946 (MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ...
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1964 (MCMLXIV) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1964 calendar). ...
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Terry Paxton Bradshaw (born September 2, 1948) is a former American football quarterback with the Pittsburgh Steelers in the National Football League (NFL). ...
City Atlanta, Georgia Team colors Black, Red, Silver, and White Head Coach Jim L. Mora Owner Arthur Blank General manager Rich McKay Mascot Freddie Falcon League/Conference affiliations National Football League (1966âpresent) Eastern Conference (1966) Western Conference (1967-69) Coastal Division (1967-1969) National Football Conference (1970-present) NFC...
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