John Charles Fuller (born March 3, 1946) is an American former professional football player who was a safety for played eight seasons in the National Football League (NFL) with the San Francisco 49ers, New Orleans Saints and Chicago Bears.
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| Position | Safety | ||||||||
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| Born | March 3, 1946 Beaumont, Texas, U.S. | ||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||
| Listed weight | 186 lb (84 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school | South Park (Beaumont) | ||||||||
| College | Lamar | ||||||||
| NFL draft | 1968: 4th round, 98th overall pick | ||||||||
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Playing college football for the Lamar Cardinals, Fuller made all-conference three years and as a senior was named a small college all-American. He also lettered in track four years and was a qualifier in the decathlon for the 1968 U. S. Olympic trials.[1]
Fuller was an assistant coach at Lamar University for six years, leaving there in 1986. In 1992, he became head football coach at Mendocino College.[2]
Fuller and his wife, Sharon, have two sons.[1]
References
edit- 1 2 "Fuller". The Press Democrat. California, Santa Rosa. August 22, 1992. p. 22. Retrieved November 28, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ Leef, Ralph (August 24, 1992). "A new direction: Fuller takes aim at Mendocino". The Press Democrat. California, Santa Rosa. p. 17. Retrieved November 28, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.