Cole Proctor

Cole Proctor
Proctor in 1968
Biographical details
Born(1942-06-25)June 25, 1942
Meriden, Connecticut, U.S.
DiedSeptember 18, 2020(2020-09-18) (aged 78)
Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.
Alma materMorehead State University (1967, 1968)
Playing career
1962–1963State College of Iowa
1964–1966Morehead State
Position(s)Offensive tackle
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1967Morehead State (GA)
1968Lees–McRae (line)
1969–1971Gardner–Webb (line)
1972Chatham Township HS (NJ)
1973–1975Keene HS (NH)
1976–1978Lees–McRae
1979–1980East Tennessee State (DL)
1981–1985San Diego State (DL)
1986Iowa State (DL)
1987–1989Utah (DL)
1990–1993Morehead State
1994–1998Arizona Cardinals (scout)
1999–2011Tennessee Titans (scout)
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1976–1979Lees–McRae
Head coaching record
Overall15–29 (college)
14–15 (junior college)
12–27 (high school)
Accomplishments and honors
Awards
OVC Coach of the Year (1990)

Cole A. Proctor (June 25, 1942 – September 18, 2020) was an American college football coach and scout. He was the head football coach for Chatham Township High School in 1972, Keene High School from 1973 to 1975, Lees–McRae College from 1976 to 1978, and Morehead State University from 1990 to 1993. He also coached for Gardner–Webb, East Tennessee State, San Diego State, Iowa State, and Utah. He served as a scout for the Arizona Cardinals and Tennessee Titans of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for State College of Iowa—now known as Northern Iowa—and Morehead State as an offensive tackle.