Bert Coan

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Bert Coan

No. 26, 23, 33

Position:

Halfback

Personal information

Date of birth:

July 2, 1940

Career information

College:

Texas Christian
Kansas

NFL draft:

1962 / Round: 7 / Pick: 85
(By the Washington Redskins)

AFL draft:

1962 / Round: 14 / Pick: 105
(By the Oakland Raiders)

Career history

San Diego Chargers (AFL) (1962)
Kansas City Chiefs (AFL) (1963-1968)

Career NFL statistics

Rushing att-yards:	285-1,259
Receptions-yards:	39-367
Touchdowns:	19
Player stats at NFL.com

Elroy Bert Coan III (born July 2, 1940 in Timpson, Texas)^[1] is a former American football player. He is most notable because of his extraordinary speed (9.4 in the 100-yard dash) and size (6'4", 215 lbs) and because he was the central figure in a dispute over the 1960 college football game between the University of Kansas Jayhawks and the University of Missouri Tigers, the second-longest-running rivalry in college football (known as the "Border War"). Coan played for Kansas - and helped the Jayhawks win the 1960 game by a score of 23-7 over Missouri, then-ranked #1. But later, the Big 8 declared Coan ineligible, due to a recruiting violation by Bud Adams while Coan was still at Texas Christian University (TCU)^[2] and the game was forfeited. Missouri (and the Big 8) considers the 1960 game a victory for Missouri, while Kansas (and the NCAA) count the game as a Kansas victory. Ever since, the two universities have disputed the overall win-loss record in the long-running series.^[3]

Coan went on to play in 72 games in seven seasons in the American Football League; the first season with the San Diego Chargers, and the rest with the Kansas City Chiefs.

External links

Ryan Wood (November 20, 2004). "Halfback Coan at center of debate between rivals". Lawrence Journal-World. Retrieved 2008-10-20.

References

↑ Bert Coan Past Stats, Statistics, History, and Awards - databaseFootball.com
↑ Dennis Dodd (November 21, 2007). "From Quantrill to Reesing and Daniel, Kansas/Mizzou hate lingers". CBSSports.com. Retrieved 2008-10-20.
↑ KUsports.com - Damage control

Washington Redskins 1962 NFL Draft selections

Ernie Davis Joe Hernandez Bob Mitinger Billy Neighbors Bert Coan Ron Hatcher Dave Viti John Childress Carl Palazzo Terry Terrebonne Bill Whisler Jim Costen Len Velia Tommy Brooker Allen Miller Carl Charon Claude Crabb Ed Trancygier

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Kansas City Chiefs 1966 AFL Champions

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