Larry Seiple
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Larry Robert Seiple (born February 14, 1945) is a former
Early life and education
Seiple was born in Allentown, Pennsylvania, where he played football for William Allen High School.
He played collegiate football at the University of Kentucky. At Kentucky, Seiple played wide receiver and running back, while also handling punts, kickoffs, and kickoff returns. He was a second-team All-Southeastern Conference selection in his junior season, averaging 4.3 yards per carry while also scoring nine touchdowns and gaining 1,081 yards of offense. In three seasons, Seiple gained 2,137 yards from scrimmage and scored 18 touchdowns, while setting school records for average yards per catch, both in a season (23.5 in 1965) and in a career (19.8). He had four receptions of at least 70 yards, and once converted a 4th and 41 with a 70 yard touchdown on a fake punt.[1][2]
Football career
National Football League
Seiple entered the
Coaching career
Seiple was offensive coordinator for Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton, Florida under then head coach Howard Schnellenberger, who also played college football at the University of Kentucky.
Seiple was the Dolphins assistant coach for quarterbacks from 1998 to 1999 and their assistant coach for wide receivers from 1988 to 1997. From 1985 to 1986, he was assistant coach for wide receivers for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and for the Detroit Lions from 1980 to 1984.
On June 20, 2014 it was announced that Seiple would be inducted into the Kentucky Pro Football Hall of Fame.