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Lawrence Edward Coutre (April 11, 1928 – May 19, 2008) was a halfback in the National Football League (NFL).

Larry Coutre
No. 27, 24
Position: Halfback
Personal information
Born:(1928-04-11)April 11, 1928
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Died:May 19, 2008(2008-05-19) (aged 80)
Boca Raton, Florida, U.S.
Height:5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight:175 lb (79 kg)
Career information
High school: St. George (Illinois)
College: Notre Dame
NFL draft: 1950 / Round: 4 / Pick: 43
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Player stats at NFL.com ·  PFR

Biography

Coutre was born on April 11, 1928, in Chicago. [1]

Coutre died May 19, 2008, due to a heart aneurysm in Boca Raton, Florida.

Career

Coutre was drafted by the Green Bay Packers in the fourth round of the 1950 NFL Draft and played that season with the team. After two seasons away from the NFL, he would split the 1953 NFL season between the Packers and the Baltimore Colts.

He played at the collegiate level at the University of Notre Dame. [2]

He was also in the FBI and served papers to lawyers.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Larry Coutre Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
  2. ^ "NFL Players | Past & Current NFL Players". NFL.com.