Vernon Cole
Francis Vernon Cole
Born: May 26, 1938
Pilot Point, TX
Deceased: June 23, 1972
Waco, TX
Position: QB
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 190
College: North Texas
High School: Pilot Point (TX)
Career: 1960-1964
Vernon Cole played from 1960 to 1964 during his career with the Montreal Alouettes and Winnipeg Blue Bombers. Cole threw for 774 yards in his career, completing 48 of 102 passes with 4 touchdowns and 6 interceptions. He also ran for 229 yards in 43 attempts with 4 rushing touchdowns.
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Passing:
| Year | Team | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | CFL Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 33 | 16 | 48.5 | 320 | 9.7 | 1 | 3.0 | 1 | 3.0 | 81 | 80.4 |
| 1964 | CFL Montreal Alouettes | 69 | 32 | 46.4 | 454 | 6.6 | 3 | 4.3 | 5 | 7.2 | 81 | 52.4 |
| Totals | 102 | 48 | 47.1 | 774 | 7.6 | 4 | 3.9 | 6 | 5.9 | 81 |
Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | CFL Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 8 | 66 | 8.2 | 22 | 1 |
| 1964 | CFL Montreal Alouettes | 35 | 163 | 4.7 | 23 | 3 |
| Totals | 43 | 229 | 5.3 | 23 | 4 |
Receiving:
Punting:
Interceptions:
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1960 | CFL Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | ||||||||
| 1964 | CFL Montreal Alouettes | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||||||||
| Totals | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 31 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | CFL | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 6 | 0 |
| 1964 | CFL | Montreal Alouettes | 8 | 0 |
