Junior Coffey, a RB for 3 NFL teams over 5 seasons, died on 8/30 at age 79.

Playing his college ball with the Washington Huskies, Coffey was selected in both the 1965 NFL Draft (by Green Bay) and the 1965 AFL Draft (by Houston). He chose the Packers and was a member of their 1965 NFL Championship team.

When the 1966 season began, he was on the inaugural season roster of the Atlanta Falcons, starting in all 14 of their games in both 1966 and 1967. He didn't play in the NFL in '68, but began the 1969 season as a starter in all 6 games he played in for Atlanta before being dealt to the Giants, playing in 6 games there, not playing in the league in 1970, and finishing his playing career with the New Yorkers in 1971.

Dave M.