Wayne Frazier

Summary

William Wayne "Cotton" Frazier Sr. (March 5, 1939 – March 11, 2012) was a professional American football center who played four seasons in the American Football League (AFL) from 1962 to 1967.

Wayne Frazier
Date of birth(1939-03-05)March 5, 1939
Place of birthEvergreen, Alabama, U.S.
Date of deathMarch 11, 2012(2012-03-11) (aged 73)
Place of deathBrewton, Alabama, U.S.
Career information
Position(s)Center
Uniform number56, 66, 51
Height6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight245 lb (111 kg)
US collegeAuburn
High schoolHillcrest (Evergreen, Alabama)
AFL draft1962 / Round: 32 / Pick: 256
Drafted bySan Diego Chargers
NFL draft1961 / Round: 16 / Pick: 216
Drafted byChicago Bears
Career history
As player
(1962)San Diego Chargers
(1965)Houston Oilers
(1966)Buffalo Bills
(1966–1967)Kansas City Chiefs
Career stats
Games played48
Games started42
Fumble recoveries1
  • Playing stats at NFL.com

He started with the San Diego Chargers, was traded to the Houston Oilers, then to the Buffalo Bills, and finally to the Kansas City Chiefs in 1966. After winning the AFL championship with the Chiefs that year, he started for them in the first AFL-NFL World Championship Game. He later served as head coach at W. S. Neal High School in East Brewton and led the Eagles to a 23–17 record from 1980 to 1983.

William Wayne Frazier died March 11, 2012, aged 73, in Brewton, Alabama after an extended illness.[1][2] He was buried at Brownville Memorial Cemetery in Evergreen, Alabama.[3]

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References edit

  1. ^ Bean, Josh, "Former Auburn lineman Wayne Frazier dies at age 73", Press Register, March 12, 2012
  2. ^ Grimes, Lydia, "Local businessman Wayne Frazier dead at 73", Brewton Standard, March 12, 2012
  3. ^ Obituary for William Wayne Frazier Sr., Williams Memorial Chapel

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