Errol Linden
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| Position | Offensive tackle | ||||||||
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| Born | October 21, 1937 New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. | ||||||||
| Died | March 10, 1983 (aged 45) New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. | ||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | ||||||||
| Listed weight | 258 lb (117 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school | De La Salle (LA) | ||||||||
| College | Houston | ||||||||
| NFL draft | 1961: 10th round, 135th overall pick | ||||||||
| AFL draft | 1961: 29th round, 232nd overall pick | ||||||||
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Errol Joseph Linden (October 21, 1937 – March 10, 1983) was a National Football League (NFL) offensive tackle. Linden was selected in the tenth round by the Detroit Lions out of the University of Houston in the 1961 NFL draft and played ten seasons.[1]
Over these 10 seasons, Linden, a native of New Orleans, played as an offensive lineman for the Cleveland Browns, the Minnesota Vikings, the Atlanta Falcons and the New Orleans Saints.
References
- ↑ "Errol Linden Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College". Pro-Football-Reference.com. October 21, 1937. Retrieved August 8, 2026.
- ↑ "ERROL, JOSEPH LINDEN". The New York Times. Associated Press. March 12, 1983. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved August 8, 2026.
External links
- The New York Times death notice
- NFL.com player page
- Stats
Categories:
- 1937 births
- 1983 deaths
- American football offensive tackles
- De La Salle High School (New Orleans, Louisiana) alumni
- Houston Cougars football players
- Cleveland Browns players
- Minnesota Vikings players
- Atlanta Falcons players
- New Orleans Saints players
- Players of American football from New Orleans
- Deaths from cancer in Louisiana
- 20th-century American sportsmen
- American football offensive lineman, 1930s birth stubs