What is Junior Coffey?
'''Junior Lee Coffey''' (March 21, 1942 &ndash; August 30, 2021) was an American professional football player. He was a running back in the [[National Football League]]. He played with the [[Green Bay Packers]], [[Atlanta Falcons]], and [[New York Giants]].<ref name=hljchal>{{cite news |url=http://www.gohuskies.com/ViewArticle.dbml?ATCLID=210464092 |publisher=University of Washington Athletics |last=Purdy |first=Shon |title=Husky legend: Junior Coffey |date=October 31, 2015 |access-date=February 24, 2016}}</ref> His career lasted from 1965 until 1971. He was born in [[Kyle, Texas]]. Coffey died on August 30, 2021 in [[Auburn, Washington]] from [[heart failure]] at the age of 79.<ref>[https://nationalpost.com/pmn/sports-pmn/former-nfl-rb-college-star-junior-coffey-dies-at-79 Former NFL RB, college star Junior Coffey dies at 79]</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Coffey, Junior}} [[Category:1942 births]] [[Category:2021 deaths]] [[Category:Green Bay Packers players]] [[Category:Atlanta Falcons players]] [[Category:New York Giants players]] [[Category:Deaths from heart failure]] [[Category:American football running backs]] [[Category:Sportspeople from Texas]] {{US-sports-bio-stub}}