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American football player (born 1959) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Tracy Randolph Porter (born June 1, 1959) is an American social activist, entrepreneur and former professional football player. He played as a wide receiver for the Detroit Lions and Baltimore/Indianapolis Colts in the National Football League (NFL).[1]
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Position: | Wide receiver | ||||||
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Born: | Baton Rouge, Louisiana, U.S. | June 1, 1959||||||
Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||
Weight: | 196 lb (89 kg) | ||||||
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High school: | Southern University Lab (LA) | ||||||
College: | LSU | ||||||
NFL draft: | 1981 / round: 4 / pick: 99 | ||||||
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Porter studied Business Administration at Louisiana State University in 1983. He played college football for the LSU Tigers.[2] He now serves as the CEO of Premiere Solutions, a fleet-management company based in California.[2]
Porter is on the executive committee of the Sigma Pi Phi fraternity where he heads the national initiative to increase African-American diversity on company boards[3] and serves as the chairman of the board at the National Football League Alumni Association.[4]
He is not related to former New Orleans Saints cornerback Tracy Porter, although the younger Porter is a native of Port Allen, Louisiana, which sits on the opposite bank of the Mississippi River from Baton Rouge,, the elder Porter's hometown and home to LSU.
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