Larry Lee (American football)

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Larry Dwayne Lee (born September 10, 1959) is an American former professional football center who played eight seasons in the National Football League (NFL).

Larry Lee
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Position:Center
Personal information
Born: (1959-09-10) September 10, 1959 (age 65)
Dayton, Ohio, U.S.
Height:6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:265 lb (120 kg)
Career information
College:UCLA
NFL draft:1981 / round: 5 / pick: 129
Career history
As a player:
As an executive:
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Games played:96
Games started:25
Fumble recoveries:2
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Biography

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Larry was born in Dayton, Ohio, where he attended Nettie Lee Roth High School. After playing football at UCLA, Larry was selected by the Detroit Lions in the fifth round of the 1981 NFL draft. He was an offensive lineman for the Lions, the Miami Dolphins and the Denver Broncos through 1988.[1]

After he retired from the NFL, he later became the vice president of football operations for the Detroit Lions. Interested in funk music from an early age, Lee formed a band, Back in the Day, after his playing career was over.[2]

He would briefly be the director of player personnel for the XFL's Orlando Guardians before the franchise folded in 2024 after their merger with the USFL.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Larry Lee". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved July 4, 2015.
  2. ^ "The library gets down and gets funky - Dayton's funk roots". Dayton Metro Library. Archived from the original on March 5, 2016. Retrieved July 4, 2015.
  3. ^ Lee, Larry (2024). "Larry Lee's LinkedIn".
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