&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:Ray_Collins_-_1955_Bowman.jpg) Collins on a 1955 Bowman football card | |||||||
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| Position: | Defensive tackle | ||||||
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| Born: | August 4, 1927 Tomball, Texas, U.S. | ||||||
| Died: | November 3, 1991 (aged 64) Bexar County, Texas, U.S. | ||||||
| Height: | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||
| Weight: | 238 lb (108 kg) | ||||||
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| High school: | Fair Park (Shreveport, Louisiana) | ||||||
| College: | LSU | ||||||
| NFL draft: | 1950 / round: 3 / pick: 37 | ||||||
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Alvin Raymond Collins (August 4, 1927 – November 3, 1991) was an American professional football defensive tackle who played for the National Football League (NFL)'s San Francisco 49ers and New York Giants as well as in Canada for the Saskatchewan Roughriders in 1953 and the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in 1955 (winning All-Canadian honors), and finally for the American Football League (AFL)'s Dallas Texans. He played college football at Louisiana State University for the LSU Tigers football team.