Jacky Lee
Akron (OH) Ellet | |||||||||||||
College: | Cincinnati | ||||||||||||
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NFL draft: | 1960 / Round: 6 / Pick: 61 | ||||||||||||
AFL draft: | 1960 / Round: 1 Pick: First Selections (by the Houston Oilers) | ||||||||||||
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Jack Ross Lee (July 11, 1938 – May 2, 2016) was an American
College career
After playing football, baseball, and basketball at
. In 1958–1959, Lee was the team MVP and an All Conference Quarterback. In 1960, he was MVP of the Senior Bowl.Professional career
In
In 1964, he was the first and only player to ever be "lend-leased" to another team. He was loaned to the Denver Broncos and returned to the Oilers two years later. While in Denver, Lee threw for 370 yards in one half against the Oakland Raiders.
In 1967, Lee was traded to the Kansas City Chiefs after four games. He spent most of his last three years as the back-up to Len Dawson with the Chiefs. He was part of the 1969 AFL and World Championship (Super Bowl IV) winning team.
He was one of only twenty men who played in each of the ten years of the AFL's existence.
After football
Lee retired in 1970 after a shoulder injury. He went on to have a successful career in commercial real estate in Houston.[1]
Lee died on May 2, 2016, due to complications from Alzheimer's disease.[2]
See also
References
- ^ Koch, Bill (6 May 2016). "KOCH: Jacky Lee Was Always A Bearcat First". Cincinnati Bearcats. Archived from the original on 16 February 2017. Retrieved 22 July 2016.
- ^ Nicki Jhabvala The Denver Post (7 May 2016). "Jacky Lee, former Broncos QB, dies at age 77". denverpost.com. Retrieved 7 May 2016.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from NFL.com · Pro Football Reference ·