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Tex Coulter
No. 79
Tex Coulter 1949.jpg
Coulter c. 1949
Born: (1924-10-26)October 26, 1924
Fort Worth, Texas, U.S.
Died: October 2, 2007(2007-10-02) (aged 82)
Austin, Texas, U.S.
Career information
Position(s) Center
Tackle
End
Height 6 ft 4 in (193 cm)
Weight 250 lb (110 kg)
College Army
NFL draft 1947 / Round: 1 / Pick: 7
Drafted by Chicago Cardinals
Career history
As player
1946–1952 New York Giants
1953–1956 Montreal Alouettes (IRFU)
Career highlights and awards
  • 3× IRFU All Star (1953, 1954, 1955)
  • Most Outstanding Lineman Award (1955)
  • 2× National champion (1944, 1945)
  • Consensus All-American (1945)
  • Second-team All-American (1944)
Pro Bowls 2

DeWitt Echoles "Tex" Coulter (October 26, 1924 – October 2, 2007) was an American gridiron football player. He played professionally in the National Football League (NFL) for the New York Giants and in the Interprovincial Rugby Football Union for the Montreal Alouettes. Coulter attended the United States Military Academy, where he played football and competed in the shot put.

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