Olie Cordill
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| Position: | Wingback Halfback Punter | ||||||||||||
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| Born: | April 28, 1916 Big Spring, Texas, U.S. | ||||||||||||
| Died: | November 14, 1988 (aged 72) Travis County, Texas, U.S. | ||||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||||||
| Weight: | 190 lb (86 kg) | ||||||||||||
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| High school: | Big Spring (Big Spring, Texas) | ||||||||||||
| College: | Rice | ||||||||||||
| NFL draft: | 1940: 1st round, 5th pick | ||||||||||||
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Olie James Cordill (April 28, 1916 – November 14, 1988) was a professional American football halfback in the National Football League (NFL). A first round selection (fifth overall pick) in the 1940 NFL draft out of Rice University, Cordill played for the Cleveland Rams in that year. His son Ollie Cordill also played in the NFL.