Solomon Freelon

American gridiron football player (1951–2021)

Solomon FreelonBorn:| (1951-02-19)February 19, 1951
Monroe, Louisiana, U.S.

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Died:| March 10, 2021(2021-03-10) (aged 70)[1]
Career information
CFL status| American
Position(s)| G
Height| 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight| 250 lb (110 kg)
College| Grambling State
High school| Carroll (LA)
NFL draft| 1972, round: 3, pick: 75
Career history
As player
1972–1974| Houston Oilers (NFL)
1975–1976| Edmonton Eskimos (CFL)
Career highlights and awards

* Grey Cup champion (1975)
* First-team Little All-American (1971)

Solomon Freelon, Jr. (February 19, 1951 – March 10, 2021) was an American gridiron football player who played in the CFL and NFL for the Edmonton Eskimos and Houston Oilers. He won the Grey Cup with Edmonton in 1975.[2] He played college football at Grambling State University.

## References

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1. ^ "Obituary for Solomon Freelon, Jr". McFarland Funeral Companies. Retrieved August 19, 2023.
2. ^ "Solomon Freelon football statistics on StatsCrew.com".

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Houston Oilers 1972 NFL draft selections

* Greg Sampson
* Lewis Jolley
* Solomon Freelon
* Joe Bullard
* Elmer Allen
* Eric Hutchinson
* Guy Roberts
* Willie Postler
* Rhett Dawson
* Jim Butler
* Ron Evans
* Willie Rodgers
* Willie Roberts
* Gary Crockett
* Guy Murdock
* Kelly Cochrane

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Edmonton Eskimos 63rd Grey Cup champions

* 7 Pete Lavorato
* 8 Wayne Matherne
* 10 Bruce Lemmerman
* 11 Garry Lefebvre
* 12 Tom Wilkinson
* 13 Larry Highbaugh
* 14 Roy Bell
* 15 Stu Lang
* 17 Dick Dupuis
* 18 John Farlinger
* 19 Calvin Harrell
* 20 Tom Towns
* 21 Don Warrington
* 22 Mike Fink
* 23 Bayne Norrie
* 24 Leroy Moss
* 25 Dave Campbell
* 26 Dave Cutler
* 27 Don Layton
* 28 Charles Miller
* 30 Dale Potter
* 32 Mike Lambros
* 42 Danny Kepley
* 44 Rob McLaren
* 45 Sam Britts
* 50 Willie Martin
* 51 Roger Scales
* 53 Bob Howes
* 54 Joe Worobec
* 55 Ron Estay
* 56 Ernie Kirk
* 57 Brian Jones
* 59 Solomon Freelon
* 60 Charlie Turner
* 61 Tom Laputka
* 62 Bill Stevenson
* 65 Dave Fennell
* 67 Larry Watkins
* 68 Willie Postler
* 70 Don Muse
* 71 John Beaton
* 72 John Konihowski
* 74 Fred James
* 75 Tyrone Walls
* 76 George McGowan

* Head Coach: Ray Jauch

* Assistant coaches: Babe Caccia
* Leo McKillip
* Vic Rapp

* General Manager: Norm Kimball

* President: Jim Wilkins

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