Defensive back, Ohio State, to 1974

Neal Colzie

Born
Feb 28, 1954, in Fitzgerald, Georgia
Died
Aug 20, 2001, in Miami, Florida

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Neal Colzie played defensive back at Ohio State (to 1974). The Oakland Raiders took Colzie in the first round, No. 24 overall in the 1975 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
1974
First-team All-Big Ten
Drafted
No. 24
Overall, 1975 NFL Draft (Oakland Raiders)

Honors

Team titles: Big Ten champions, 1973 and 1974

All-America: UPI first team 1974; AP second team 1974; NEA first team 1974; Sporting News 1974; Time 1974

The teams in those years

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In the NFL

Second-team All-Pro (AP): 1982

All-Pro teams: AP second team 1982.

Pro Bowls and All-Pro teams by NFL season: rosters and honors, Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

Other pro football

YearsLeagueTeam
1985USFLOrlando Renegades

Leagues other than the NFL, from the infobox of his Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA), as it names the teams.

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