Sonny Randle
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| Position: | Wide receiver | ||||||||
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| Date of birth: | January 6, 1936 | ||||||||
| Place of birth: | Cohasset, Virginia | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 189 lb (86 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Fork Union Military Academy | ||||||||
| College: | Virginia | ||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 1958 / Round: 19 / Pick: 218 | ||||||||
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| Receptions: | 365 |
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| Receiving yards: | 5,996 |
| Touchdowns: | 65 |
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Ulmo Shannon "Sonny" Randle, Jr. (born January 6, 1936) is a sportscaster and former American football player and coach. He played wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL) for the Chicago Cardinals/St. Louis Cardinals, San Francisco 49ers and the Dallas Cowboys. He played college football at the University of Virginia,
Randle attended Fork Union Military Academy during his elementary and high school years. He he focused on track and field, competing in different events and clocking 9.6 seconds in the 100-yard dash at one point. He also practiced basketball.
He didn't play football until his senior year, because his athletic director Gus Lacy (who also served as his guardian) feared he would get hurt. Unfortunately he broke his collar in his third game.
The Virginia Military Institute offered him a scholarship, but he couldn't adapt and returned home before the end of his first year. He decided to walk-on to the University of Virginia and eventually earned a football scholarship
In his first two seasons he didn't have a big impact, because he played as a wingback in the team's run-oriented offense. In 1958, the offense changed into more of an open passing attack, and he finished second in the NCAA with 47 receptions and first in kickoff returns. In college, he also practiced basketball (one season) and track(four seasons), where he set a record by running the 100-yard dash in 9.6 seconds. He also ran the 220-yard dash in 20.7 seconds.
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