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| Position: | Wide receiver Kick returner | ||||||
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| Born: | (1949-07-17) July 17, 1949 (age 74) Vineland, New Jersey, U.S. | ||||||
| Height: | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||||||
| Weight: | 175 lb (79 kg) | ||||||
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| High school: | Vineland (NJ) | ||||||
| College: | West Liberty State | ||||||
| Undrafted: | 1972 | ||||||
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Louis James Piccone (born July 17, 1949) is a former American football wide receiver and kick returner who played nine seasons in the National Football League (NFL) for the New York Jets and Buffalo Bills. He played college footballatWest Liberty State College.[1]
Raised in Vineland, New Jersey, Piccone played prep football at Vineland High School; he was honored in 2022 with a street renaming and a key to the city of Vineland, recognizing him as the first athlete from the city to play in the NFL.[2]
Piccone played with the Youngstown Hardhats of the Midwest Football League in 1972.[3] He played with the Bridgeport Jets of the Atlantic Coast Football League in 1973.[4][5]
Piccone caught 100 passes for 1,380 yards and six touchdowns in nine years in the NFL.
Piccone led the NFL with 39 kickoff returns and 961 kickoff return yards as a rookie with the Jets in 1974.[6] He again led the NFL with 31 kickoff returns in 1976.[7] He also finished 5th in the league that season with 699 kickoff return yards.[7]
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