Jerry Cornelison
American football player

Jerry Cornelison

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American football player
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Male
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Birth:
13 September 1936(Dallas, Dallas County, Texas, USA)
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Education:
Southern Methodist University
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Jerry Gale Cornelison (born September 13, 1936) is a former gridiron football offensive tackle who played professionally in the Canadian Football League (CFL) and the American Football League (AFL).

Although he was selected by the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League (NFL) in the 1958 NFL Draft, Cornelison began his professional career with the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the CFL. He then played five seasons in the AFL, from 1960 to 1965, for the Dallas Texans / Kansas City Chiefs.In 1962, he was an AFL All-Star at offensive guard.