Former NFL, college star Junior Coffey dies at 79
Former Atlanta Falcons running back and college star Junior Coffey has died. He was 79. Coffey later became a horse
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1942-03-21
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Seattle Times
Former UW football star and longtime local horse-racing trainer Junior Coffey dies at 79
Junior Coffey, who broke racial barriers as a star running back for the Washington Huskies and played in the NFL before spending decades as a local Thoroughbred trainer, died Monday from congestive heart failure in Federal Way. He was 79. “He was a very kind person with a ready smile,...
