Tracy Porter (wide receiver)

Tracy Porter
No. 87, 89
PositionWide receiver
Personal information
Born (1959-06-01) June 1, 1959 (age 66)
Baton Rouge, Louisiana, U.S.
Height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight196 lb (89 kg)
Career information
High schoolSouthern University Lab (LA)
CollegeLSU
NFL draft1981: 4th round, 99th overall pick
Career history
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career NFL statistics
Receptions79
Receiving yards1,161
Receiving touchdowns3
Stats at Pro Football Reference

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]

Porter studied Business Administration at Louisiana State University in 1983. He played college football for the LSU Tigers.[2] He is 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 is 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.

References

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  1. ^ "Tracy Porter NFL Football Statistics". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 15, 2016.
  2. ^ a b "No Limits". LSU Foundation magazine.
  3. ^ Staff writers (July 30, 2020). "The Equilar Diversity Network Announces Groundbreaking Executive and Board Ethnicity Data Campaign" (Press release). Bloomberg.
  4. ^ "NFL Alumni Adds Two Members to New Business Strategy Committee" (Press release). Globe Newswire. December 12, 2019.