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{{Short description|American football player (1955–1979)}} |
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| position = [[Tackle (American and Canadian football)#Defensive tackle|Defensive tackle]] |
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|birth_date={{birth date|1955|1|16}} |
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|debutyear=1976 |
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|finalyear=1978 |
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| height_ft = 6 |
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| weight_lb = 250 |
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| high_school = [[California High School (Whittier, California)|California (Whittier)]] |
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| college = [[Colorado Buffaloes football|Colorado]] |
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* Second-team All-[[Big Eight Conference|Big Eight]] ([[1975 All-Big Eight Conference football team|1975]]) |
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| statlabel1 = [[Quarterback sack|Sacks]] |
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'''James Troy Archer''' (January 16, 1955 – June 22, 1979) was an [[American football]] [[defensive tackle]] who played three seasons in the [[National Football League]] for the [[New York Giants]]. He began playing football at age six after his father forged his [[birth certificate]] to show he was eight years old. He was killed in an [[auto accident]] during [[National Football League Training Camp|training camp]]. He played football at California High School in Whittier, California where he was smaller in stature than would be expected from a professional football player. After high school, he grew significantly while playing [[college football]] at [[Rio Hondo College]] and the [[University of Colorado at Boulder]]. He had no children but had one niece, Stephanie, and one nephew, Matthew, who were born 12 hours apart. |
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'''James Troy Archer''' (January 16, 1955 – June 22, 1979) was an American professional [[American football|football]] player who was a [[Tackle (American and Canadian football)#Defensive tackle|defensive tackle]] for three seasons with the [[New York Giants]] of the [[National Football League]] (NFL). He began playing football at age six after his father forged his [[birth certificate]] to show he was eight years old. |
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He played football at California High School in Whittier, California where he was smaller in stature than would be expected from a professional football player. After high school, he grew significantly while playing [[college football]] at [[Rio Hondo College]] and the [[University of Colorado, Boulder]]. |
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A resident of [[Guttenberg, New Jersey]],<ref>Staff. [https://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9D00EFDF143EE732A25750C2A9609C946890D6CF "TROY ARCHER DIES; LINEMAN FOR GIANTS; Former Defensive End at Colorado Is Killed in Crash of a Truck in North Bergen, N.J."], ''[[The New York Times]]'', June 23, 1979. Accessed April 17, 2016.</ref> Archer was killed in an [[Traffic collision|auto accident]]<ref name=Times-News>{{cite news|title=Pro Gridder Troy Archer Killed In Car Accident|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=CWAaAAAAIBAJ&pg=2345%2C6187019|accessdate=22 September 2014|work=The Times-News|publisher=The Times-News|date=June 23, 1979|ref=Times-News}}</ref> during [[Training camp (National Football League)|training camp]]. |
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==References== |
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{{Persondata <!-- Metadata: see [[Wikipedia:Persondata]]. --> |
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| NAME = Archer, Troy |
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| SHORT DESCRIPTION = American football player |
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| DATE OF BIRTH = January 16, 1955 |
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| PLACE OF BIRTH = [[Glendale, California]] |
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| DATE OF DEATH = June 22, 1979 |
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| PLACE OF DEATH = [[North Bergen, New Jersey]] |
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[[Category:1955 births]] |
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[[Category:Players of American football from Glendale, California]] |
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[[Category:People from Guttenberg, New Jersey]] |
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[[Category:American football defensive tackles]] |
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[[Category:Colorado Buffaloes football players]] |
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[[Category:New York Giants players]] |
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[[Category:Road |
[[Category:Road incident deaths in New Jersey]] |
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[[Category:Burials at Rose Hills Memorial Park]] |
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Position: | Defensive tackle | ||||||
Personal information | |||||||
Born: | Glendale, California, U.S. | January 16, 1955||||||
Died: | June 22, 1979 North Bergen, New Jersey, U.S. | (aged 24)||||||
Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||
Weight: | 250 lb (113 kg) | ||||||
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High school: | California (Whittier) | ||||||
College: | Colorado | ||||||
NFL draft: | 1976 / round: 1 / pick: 13 | ||||||
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James Troy Archer (January 16, 1955 – June 22, 1979) was an American professional football player who was a defensive tackle for three seasons with the New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL). He began playing football at age six after his father forged his birth certificate to show he was eight years old.
He played football at California High School in Whittier, California where he was smaller in stature than would be expected from a professional football player. After high school, he grew significantly while playing college football at Rio Hondo College and the University of Colorado, Boulder.
A resident of Guttenberg, New Jersey,[1] Archer was killed in an auto accident[2] during training camp.
References
[edit]- ^ Staff. "TROY ARCHER DIES; LINEMAN FOR GIANTS; Former Defensive End at Colorado Is Killed in Crash of a Truck in North Bergen, N.J.", The New York Times, June 23, 1979. Accessed April 17, 2016.
- ^ "Pro Gridder Troy Archer Killed In Car Accident". The Times-News. The Times-News. June 23, 1979. Retrieved September 22, 2014.
Categories:
- 1955 births
- 1979 deaths
- Players of American football from Glendale, California
- People from Guttenberg, New Jersey
- American football defensive tackles
- Colorado Buffaloes football players
- New York Giants players
- Road incident deaths in New Jersey
- Burials at Rose Hills Memorial Park
- American football defensive lineman, 1950s birth stubs