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Anthony "Tony" Guillory (November 10, 1942 – July 27, 2021) was an American football linebacker who played in the National Football League from 1965 through 1969. He attended the black Hebert High School in Beaumont, Texas, and played college football at the University of Nebraska and then at Lamar State College of Technology (now Lamar University). Transferring from Nebraska to Lamar in 1962, Guillory became the first black athlete at Lamar.[2][3] He was one of 16 pro footballers given the keys to the city of Beaumont in 1971.[4]

Tony Guillory

No. 88, 61
Position:	Linebacker
Personal information
Born:	(1942-11-10)November 10, 1942 Opelousas, Louisiana
Died:	July 27, 2021(2021-07-27) (aged 78) Beaumont, Texas
Height:	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight:	236 lb (107 kg)
Career information
High school:	Hebert High School, Beaumont, Texas
College:	Nebraska Lamar
NFL Draft:	1965 / Round: 7 / Pick: 93
AFL Draft:	1965 / Round: 15 / Pick: 114 (by the Houston Oilers)[1]
Career history
Los Angeles Rams (1965, 1967–1968) Philadelphia Eagles (1969)
Career NFL statistics
Games Played: 53 Games Started: 23
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

He died on July 27, 2021, in Beaumont, Texas, at age 78.[5]

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