Avon Riley
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| Position | Linebacker | ||||||||
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| Born | February 10, 1958 Savannah, Georgia, U.S. | ||||||||
| Died | July 2, 2020 (aged 62) Houston, Texas, U.S. | ||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||
| Weight | 230 lb (104 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school | Savannah | ||||||||
| College | UCLA | ||||||||
| NFL draft | 1981: 9th round, 243rd overall pick | ||||||||
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Avon Riley (February 10, 1958 – July 2, 2020) was an American professional football player who was a linebacker in the National Football League (NFL). He was selected by the Houston Oilers in the ninth round of the 1981 NFL draft. He played college football for the UCLA Bruins. Riley also played for the Pittsburgh Steelers.[1]
He died on July 2, 2020, in Houston, Texas, at age 62.[2]
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Categories:
- 1958 births
- 2020 deaths
- Players of American football from Savannah, Georgia
- American football linebackers
- College of the Canyons Cougars football players
- UCLA Bruins football players
- Houston Oilers players
- Pittsburgh Steelers players
- NFL replacement players
- 20th-century American sportsmen
- American football linebacker, 1950s birth stubs