Olie Cordill

No. 1

Position:

Halfback

Personal information

Date of birth:

April 28, 1916

Place of birth:

Big Spring, Texas

Date of death:

November 14, 1988 (aged 72)

Career information

College:

Rice

NFL draft:

1940 / Round: 1 / Pick: 5

Career history

Cleveland Rams (1940)

Career highlights and awards

1× Pro Bowl selection (1940)

Career NFL statistics

Rushing attempts-yards:	24-73
Receptions-yards:	14-158
Touchdowns:	2

Olie James Cordill (April 28, 1916 – November 14, 1988) was a professional American football halfback in the National Football League. A 1st round selection (5th overall pick) in the 1940 NFL Draft out of Rice University, Cordill played for the Cleveland Rams in that year.

External links

Olie Cordill at Find a Grave

1940 NFL draft first-round selections

George Cafego George McAfee Kay Eakin Banks McFadden Olie Cordill Doyle Nave Bulldog Turner Ed Boell Hal Van Every Grenny Lansdell

Cleveland Rams 1940 NFL Draft selections

Olie Cordill Merl Condit Jack Haman Bobby Wood Park Myers Ken Heineman Bob Norwaskey Bob Anahu Wilfred Thorpe Boyd Clay Shag Goolsby Jack Gregory Pete Bogden Owen Goodnight Morris Kohler Jack Nix Ralph Stevenson Dante Magnani Luke Lindon

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Cleveland / St. Louis / Los Angeles Rams first-round draft picks

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