Randle John Montgomery (born August 12, 1947) was a

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cornerback A cornerback (CB) is a member of the defensive backfield or secondary in gridiron football. Cornerbacks cover Wide receiver, receivers most of the time, but also blitz and defend against such Play from scrimmage, offensive running plays as sweep ...

and

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for the

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and Chicago Bears. After going to high school at Cleveland (Seattle, WA), Montgomery attended Everett JC and

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. Montgomery made his professional debut in the NFL in 1971 with the Denver Broncos. He later played with the Chicago Bears. Over his 4-year career he played in 40 games at cornerback, starting 10. He also played several games at kick returner.Randy Montgomery Statistics - Pro-Football-Reference.com
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Statistically,

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was Randy Montgomery's best year, as he had 756 kick return yards and ran back a kickoff for a touchdown.

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