LeAndrew "Lee" Fobbs Jr. (born May 1, 1950) is an American former
player and coach. Fobbs played professionally for the
Ottawa Rough Riders
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and
Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the
Canadian Football League
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(CFL) and the
Detroit Wheels
The Detroit Wheels were an American football team, a charter member of the defunct World Football League.
Founding
Soon after Gary Davidson announced the WFL's formation in October 1973, he was approached by a man named Bud Hucul about putting ...
of the
World Football League
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He played
college football
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Unlike most ...
at
Grambling State University and was selected by the
Buffalo Bills
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in the eighth round of the
1973 NFL Draft, but did not play in the
National Football League
The National Football League (NFL) is a professional American football league that consists of 32 teams, divided equally between the American Football Conference (AFC) and the National Football Conference (NFC). The NFL is one of the ...
(NFL). Fobbs served as the head football coach at
North Carolina A&T State University from 2006 until midway through the 2008 season, compiling a record of 2–28 .
Fobbs was an assistant coach for the
LSU Tigers football
The LSU Tigers football program, also known as the Fighting Tigers, represents Louisiana State University in college football. The Tigers compete in the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) an ...
team in 1994.
Head coaching record
Notes
References
External links
Grambling State profile
1950 births
Living people
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Baylor Bears football coaches
Grambling State Tigers football coaches
Grambling State Tigers football players
Kansas Jayhawks football coaches
Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks football coaches
LSU Tigers football coaches
Minnesota Golden Gophers football coaches
North Carolina A&T Aggies football coaches
Ottawa Rough Riders players
Southern Miss Golden Eagles football coaches
Texas A&M Aggies football coaches
Tulane Green Wave football coaches
Sportspeople from Monroe, Louisiana
African-American coaches of American football
African-American players of American football
African-American players of Canadian football
20th-century African-American sportspeople
21st-century African-American people
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