Roy Winston
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Position: | Linebacker | ||||||||||||
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Born: | Baton Rouge, Louisiana, U.S. | September 15, 1940||||||||||||
Died: | March 5, 2022 Birmingham, Alabama, U.S. | (aged 81)||||||||||||
Height: | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||||||||
Weight: | 222 lb (101 kg) | ||||||||||||
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High school: | Istrouma (Baton Rouge, LA) | ||||||||||||
College: | LSU | ||||||||||||
NFL draft: | 1962 / Round: 4 / Pick: 45 | ||||||||||||
AFL draft: | 1962 / Round: 6 / Pick: 42 | ||||||||||||
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Roy Charles Winston (September 15, 1940 – March 5, 2022) was an American professional football player. He played 15 seasons as a linebacker in the National Football League (NFL) for the Minnesota Vikings.
Winston graduated from Louisiana State University, where he was a standout guard and linebacker in the 10–7 LSU victory over arch-rival Ole Miss in 1961.[1] Following the season he was named a unanimous All-American as LSU finished as Southeastern Conference co-champions with Alabama. LSU finished the regular season 9-1 and ranked fourth in the polls, then defeated Colorado 25–7 in the Orange Bowl.
He was drafted in the fourth round of the
Winston delivered one of the most devastating tackles ever filmed. In a game against the
In 1976, Winston was inducted into the
Winston died on March 5, 2022, at the age of 81.[3]
References
- ^ Chet Hilburn, The Mystique of Tiger Stadium: 25 Greatest Games: The Ascension of LSU Football (Bloomington, Indiana: WestBow Press, 2012), p. 34
- ^ "Vikings honoring four-time Super Bowlers". Archived from the original on 2015-10-18.
- ^ "Vikings Mourn Passing of Roy Winston". Minnesota Vikings. Retrieved 8 March 2022.