Darrell Lester (American football, born 1940)

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Darrell Lester (American football, born 1940)

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'''Marcus Darrell Lester''' (November 6, 1940 – October 12, 2006) was an [[American football]] player who played as a [[Fullback (gridiron football)|fullback]] in the [[National Football League]] (NFL) from 1964 to 1966. Born in [[Lake Charles, Louisiana]], he attended Lake Charles High School and [[LSU Tigers football|Louisiana State University]] before moving to [[McNeese State Cowboys football|McNeese State]].<ref name="pfr"></ref> He was selected by the [[Minnesota Vikings]] in the ninth round (118th overall) of the [[1964 NFL Draft]],<ref name="pfr"/> where he would join up with fellow Lake Charles native [[Tommy Mason]], who had been the Vikings' first pick in the [[1961 NFL expansion draft|1961 Expansion Draft]].<ref></ref> Lester played six games for the Vikings in 1964, making four rushing attempts for a total of 18 yards, with a long of 7 yards.<ref name="pfr"/> He moved to the [[Denver Broncos]] for the 1965 season, but did not register a statistic in any of his 12 games that year.<ref name="pfr"/> The following season, he played 11 times, making 34 rushing attempts for 84 yards, two receptions for 26 yards and a touchdown, and two kick returns (one punt, one kickoff) for a total of 12 yards.<ref name="pfr"/> However, he did not play again in the NFL after 1966.<ref name="pfr"/>

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[[Category:1940 births]]
[[Category:2006 deaths]]
[[Category:Sportspeople from Lake Charles, Louisiana]]
[[Category:Players of American football from Louisiana]]
[[Category:American football fullbacks]]
[[Category:LSU Tigers football players]]
[[Category:McNeese State Cowboys football players]]
[[Category:Minnesota Vikings players]]
[[Category:Denver Broncos players]]

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