Terry LeCount

Terry Jerome LeCount (born July 9, 1956) is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL) for nine seasons during the 1970s and 1980s. LeCount played college football for the University of Florida, and thereafter, he played professionally for the San Francisco 49ers and Minnesota Vikings of the NFL.

Early life

LeCount was born in Jacksonville, Florida in 1956. He attended William M. Raines High School in Jacksonville, and he led the Raines Vikings high school football team to the Florida Class 4A state championship game as their quarterback in 1973. LeCount was a multi-sport athlete and flourished in track and field where he was champion of the 220 and 440-yard dashes.

College career

LeCount accepted an athletic scholarship to attend the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida, where he played for coach Doug Dickey's Florida Gators football team from 1974 to 1977. He was the second African-American, following Donald Gaffney, who played the quarterback position for the Gators, and led Dickey's "gatorbone" offense, a variation of the wishbone offense.

Professional career

The San Francisco 49ers selected LeCount 91st overall in the fourth round in the 1978 NFL draft, and he played for the 49ers during his first NFL season in and part of his second season. The 49ers traded him to the Minnesota Vikings in . LeCount was a Viking from 1979 through , and again in ,