George Coghill

George Coghill

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name= George Coghill


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position= Safety
number= 48
birthdate= birth date and age|1970|3|30
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debutyear= 1998
finalyear= 2001
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undraftedyear= 1992
college= Wake Forest
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* Scottish Claymores (of the World League) (1995 – 1997)
* Denver Broncos (1998 – 2001)
stat1label= Tackles
stat1value= 34
stat2label= Interceptions
stat2value= 3
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*Member of Scottish Claymores Hall of Fame
*1996 All World League selection
*Third-Team All-American at Wake Forest in 1992
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George Coghill (born March 3, 1970 in Fredricksburg, Virginia) is a former American football safety for the Denver Broncos of the National Football League and the Scottish Claymores (of the World League). He played college football at Wake Forest and high school football at James Monroe High School in Fredricksburg, Virginia, where he lettered in football, basketball, baseball and track [http://www.claymores.com/team/players/1997/coghill34.php Scottish Claymores Players 1997: George Coghill ] ] .

College

Coghill played college football at Wake Forest from 1989 – 1992. He was All-ACC two years in a row and a third-Team All-American in 1992. A member of the 1992 Independence Bowl champions, Coghill graduated with a degree in Sociology in 1993.

Scottish Claymores (1995 – 1997)

Undrafted in 1993, Coghill signed with the New Orleans Saints as a free agent, but tore a knee ligiment in an exhibition game in Tokyo. Following recoving from his injury, Coghill was allocated to the Scottish Claymores of the World Football League, where he became one of the short-lived franchise’s best players. Coghill became the Claymore’s all time leading tackler and all-time interception leader, with 123 and 6 respectively, and is a member of Scottish Claymores Hall of Fame [ [http://claymores.com/team/hof/coghill.php Scottish Claymores Hall of Fame: George Coghill, Safety, 1995-96 ] ] .

Denver Broncos (1998 – 2001)

Coghill signed with the Denver Broncos in 1998, and won a ring as a member of the Super Bowl XXXII winners, although he was a member of the team’s practice squad and did not play in any regular season games. The following year, Coghill played nine regular season games as well as in Super Bowl XXXIII, during which he made a tackle on the opening kickoff and forced a key fumble late in the game, en route to winning a second championship ring [ [http://www.cheddarheads.co.uk/hof/george.htm George Coghill ] ] .

External Links

* [http://wakeforestsports.cstv.com/trads/goldrush/goldrush-100898aab.html Wake Forest Article about Coghill]
* [http://www.claymores.com/team/players/1997/coghill34.php Claymore Profile]
* [http://www.cheddarheads.co.uk/hof/george.htm Claymore Hall of Fame page]

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