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| Position: | Halfback | ||||||||
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| Born: | April 28, 1916 Big Spring, Texas, U.S. | ||||||||
| Died: | November 14, 1988 (aged 72) Travis County, Texas, U.S. | ||||||||
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| College: | Rice | ||||||||
| NFL draft: | 1940 / round: 1 / pick: 5 | ||||||||
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Olie James Cordill (April 28, 1916 – November 14, 1988) was a professional American football halfback in the National Football League (NFL). A first round selection (fifth overall pick) in the 1940 NFL draft out of Rice University, Cordill played for the Cleveland Rams in that year.[1] His son Ollie Cordill also played in the NFL.[2]