Ken Cone |
Full Name: Kenneth Brooks Cone Born: February 12, 1939, Lakeland, Fla. Died: August 17, 2012, Tavernier, Fla. School: Lakeland High School in Lakeland, Florida |
FSU Career |
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Year No Pos Hgt Wgt Cl Ltr Hometown 1958 24 HB 6-0 173 So Lakeland 1959 24 HB 6-1 180 Jr * Lakeland 1960 24 HB 6-1 180 Sr * Lakeland |
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From the ledger.com Obituary for Kenneth Brooks Cone TAVERNIER, FL - Mr. Kenneth Brooks Cone, age 73, of Tavernier, FL, died August 17, 2012 surrounded by his family. Ken was a fighter, overcoming many health obstacles over the years, but ultimately lost a courageous battle with cancer. Ken was born Feb. 12, 1939 in Lakeland, FL. He attended Florida State University on a football scholarship, and graduated with a B.S. in Math. Ken then attended flight school and served in the United States Air Force. He later was a pilot for Pan Am. Ken then served in the Puerto Rico National Guard, and later served in the Air Force Reserves for the remainder of his military career at Homestead Air Force Base. He briefly worked for the FAA, and was a pilot for Arrow Air. Ken was a fishing enthusiast. Every day, you could find him at Robbie's Marina's fishing docks waiting to see the day's catch, usually with a camera in hand. Ken was a wealth of knowledge when it came to boats, planes, fishing, and cars. He also had a wonderful sense of humor. He loved telling stories and jokes. Ken is survived by his sons Brian Cone (Denise) and Eric Cone (Wendy), four grandchildren, and his sister Joan Hauersberger. He is predeceased by parents Mary Lee and Joseph Cone, sister Margaret Budlong, and brother Joseph Cone.
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FSU Statistics |
Football |
Season Statistics Defense | Tackles | Sacks | Fumble | Pass Defense | Blkd | PAT Attempts | | | | Year GP | ua a Tot tfl-yds | no-yds | ff fr-yds-td | int-yds-td qbh brup | kick | kick rsh rcv | fg | saf dxp | td | pts ---------|----------------------|----------|--------------|---------------------|------|-----------------|--------|---------|----|---- 1958 3 | 0 0 0 0.0- 0 | 0.0- 0 | 0 0- 0- 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 | 0- 0 0 0 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 0 | 0 1959 10 | 0 0 0 0.0- 0 | 0.0- 0 | 0 2- 0- 0 | 2- 30- 0 0 0 | 0 | 0- 0 0 0 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 1 | 8 1960 10 | 0 0 0 0.0- 0 | 0.0- 0 | 0 1- 0- 0 | 1- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 | 0- 0 0 0 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 0 | 0 ---------|----------------------|----------|--------------|---------------------|------|-----------------|--------|---------|----|---- Tot 23 | 0 0 0 0.0- 0 | 0.0- 0 | 0 3- 0- 0 | 3- 30- 0 0 0 | 0 | 0- 0 0 0 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 1 | 8 |
Offense/Kick and Punt Returns | Rushing | Receiving | Passing | Kick Returns | Punt Returns | all Year GP | no yds avg td lg | no yds avg td lg | cmp- att-int yds td lg | no yds avg td lg | no yds avg td lg | purp ---------|----------------------|----------------------|--------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|----- 1958 3 | 2 11 5.5 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0- 0 - 0 0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 11 1959 10 | 21 56 2.7 1 | 5 43 8.6 0 | 0- 0 - 0 0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 6 42 7.0 0 | 171 1960 10 | 8 37 4.6 0 | 2 21 10.5 0 | 0- 0 - 0 0 0 | 2 29 14.5 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 87 ---------|----------------------|----------------------|--------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|----- Tot 23 | 31 104 3.4 1 | 7 64 9.1 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 2 29 14.5 0 | 6 42 7.0 0 | 269 |
Football |
Game Participation | Starts 1958 | GP Off Def ----------------------------|-------------- Sep 20 Furman | 1 Oct 18 Virginia Tech | 1 Nov 1 Tampa | 1 ----------------------------|-------------- Tot | 3 0 0 | Starts 1959 | GP Off Def ----------------------------|-------------- Sep 19 Wake Forest | 1 Sep 26 Citadel | 1 Oct 3 Miami | 1 Oct 10 Virginia Tech | 1 Oct 17 Memphis State | 1 Oct 24 Richmond | 1 Oct 31 Georgia | 1 Nov 14 William & Mary | 1 LHB DB Nov 21 Florida | 1 Nov 28 Tampa | 1 ----------------------------|-------------- Tot | 10 1 1 | Starts 1960 | GP Off Def ----------------------------|-------------- Sep 17 Richmond | 1 Sep 24 Florida | 1 Oct 1 Wake Forest | 1 Oct 8 Citadel | 1 Oct 15 Mississippi Southern | 1 Oct 22 William & Mary | 1 Oct 29 Kentucky | 1 Nov 4 Miami | 1 Nov 12 Houston | 1 Nov 19 Auburn | 1 ----------------------------|-------------- Tot | 10 0 0 ----------------------------|-------------- Career Tot | 23 1 1 |
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Game Statistics | Tackles | Sacks | Fumble | Pass Defense | Blkd | PAT Attempts | | | | 1958 | ua a Tot tfl-yds | no-yds | ff fr-yds-td | int-yds-td qbh brup | kick | kick rsh rcv | fg | saf dxp | td | pts ----------------------------|----------------------|----------|--------------|---------------------|------|-----------------|--------|---------|----|---- Nov 1 Tampa | 2 0 2 0.0- 0 | 0.0- 0 | 0 0- 0- 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 | 0- 0 0 0 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 0 | 0 ----------------------------|----------------------|----------|--------------|---------------------|------|-----------------|--------|---------|----|---- Tot | 2 0 2 0.0- 0 | 0.0- 0 | 0 0- 0- 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 | 0- 0 0 0 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 0 | 0 | Tackles | Sacks | Fumble | Pass Defense | Blkd | PAT Attempts | | | | 1959 | ua a Tot tfl-yds | no-yds | ff fr-yds-td | int-yds-td qbh brup | kick | kick rsh rcv | fg | saf dxp | td | pts ----------------------------|----------------------|----------|--------------|---------------------|------|-----------------|--------|---------|----|---- Sep 26 Citadel | 0 0 0 0.0- 0 | 0.0- 0 | 0 0- 0- 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 | 0- 0 0 1 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 1 | 8 Oct 3 Miami | 3 1 4 0.0- 0 | 0.0- 0 | 0 0- 0- 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 | 0- 0 0 0 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 0 | 0 Oct 10 Virginia Tech | 0 0 0 0.0- 0 | 0.0- 0 | 0 0- 0- 0 | 1- 9- 0 0 0 | 0 | 0- 0 0 0 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 0 | 0 Oct 17 Memphis State | 0 0 0 0.0- 0 | 0.0- 0 | 0 1- 0- 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 | 0- 0 0 0 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 0 | 0 Oct 24 Richmond | 0 0 0 0.0- 0 | 0.0- 0 | 0 0- 0- 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 | 0- 0 0 0 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 0 | 0 Nov 14 William & Mary | 0 0 0 0.0- 0 | 0.0- 0 | 0 0- 0- 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 | 0- 0 0 0 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 0 | 0 Nov 21 Florida | 0 0 0 0.0- 0 | 0.0- 0 | 0 0- 0- 0 | 1- 21- 0 0 0 | 0 | 0- 0 0 0 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 0 | 0 Nov 28 Tampa | 0 0 0 0.0- 0 | 0.0- 0 | 0 0- 0- 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 | 0- 0 0 0 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 0 | 0 ----------------------------|----------------------|----------|--------------|---------------------|------|-----------------|--------|---------|----|---- Tot | 3 1 4 0.0- 0 | 0.0- 0 | 0 1- 0- 0 | 2- 30- 0 0 0 | 0 | 0- 0 0 1 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 1 | 8 | Tackles | Sacks | Fumble | Pass Defense | Blkd | PAT Attempts | | | | 1960 | ua a Tot tfl-yds | no-yds | ff fr-yds-td | int-yds-td qbh brup | kick | kick rsh rcv | fg | saf dxp | td | pts ----------------------------|----------------------|----------|--------------|---------------------|------|-----------------|--------|---------|----|---- Sep 24 Florida | 1 1 2 0.0- 0 | 0.0- 0 | 0 0- 0- 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 | 0- 0 0 0 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 0 | 0 Oct 1 Wake Forest | 0 0 0 0.0- 0 | 0.0- 0 | 0 0- 0- 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 | 0- 0 0 0 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 0 | 0 Oct 8 Citadel | 4 0 4 0.0- 0 | 0.0- 0 | 0 0- 0- 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 | 0- 0 0 0 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 0 | 0 Oct 15 Mississippi Southern | 3 7 10 0.0- 0 | 0.0- 0 | 0 1- 0- 0 | 1- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 | 0- 0 0 0 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 0 | 0 Oct 22 William & Mary | 2 0 2 0.0- 0 | 0.0- 0 | 0 0- 0- 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 | 0- 0 0 0 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 0 | 0 Nov 4 Miami | 2 2 4 0.0- 0 | 0.0- 0 | 0 0- 0- 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 | 0- 0 0 0 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 0 | 0 Nov 12 Houston | 0 0 0 0.0- 0 | 0.0- 0 | 0 0- 0- 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 | 0- 0 0 0 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 0 | 0 Nov 19 Auburn | 0 0 0 0.0- 0 | 0.0- 0 | 0 0- 0- 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 | 0- 0 0 0 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 0 | 0 ----------------------------|----------------------|----------|--------------|---------------------|------|-----------------|--------|---------|----|---- Tot | 12 10 22 0.0- 0 | 0.0- 0 | 0 1- 0- 0 | 1- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 | 0- 0 0 0 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rushing | Receiving | Passing | Kick Returns | Punt Returns | all 1958 | no yds avg td lg | no yds avg td lg | cmp- att-int yds td lg | no yds avg td lg | no yds avg td lg | purp ----------------------------|----------------------|----------------------|--------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|----- Nov 1 Tampa | 2 11 5.5 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 0 0.0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 11 ----------------------------|----------------------|----------------------|--------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|----- Tot | 2 11 5.5 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 11 | Rushing | Receiving | Passing | Kick Returns | Punt Returns | all 1959 | no yds avg td lg | no yds avg td lg | cmp- att-int yds td lg | no yds avg td lg | no yds avg td lg | purp ----------------------------|----------------------|----------------------|--------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|----- Sep 26 Citadel | 2 8 4.0 1 | 1 16 16.0 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 2 12 6.0 0 | 36 Oct 3 Miami | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 0 0.0 | 1 8 8.0 0 | 8 Oct 10 Virginia Tech | 2 7 3.5 0 | 1 15 15.0 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 0 0.0 | 1 8 8.0 0 | 39 Oct 17 Memphis State | 2 7 3.5 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 0 0.0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 7 Oct 24 Richmond | 6 40 6.7 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 40 Nov 14 William & Mary | 5 5 1.0 0 | 2 8 4.0 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 1 3 3.0 0 | 16 Nov 21 Florida | 3 -16 -5.3 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 0 0.0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 5 Nov 28 Tampa | 1 5 5.0 0 | 1 4 4.0 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 1 11 11.0 0 | 20 ----------------------------|----------------------|----------------------|--------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|----- Tot | 21 56 2.7 1 | 5 43 8.6 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 6 42 7.0 0 | 171 | Rushing | Receiving | Passing | Kick Returns | Punt Returns | all 1960 | no yds avg td lg | no yds avg td lg | cmp- att-int yds td lg | no yds avg td lg | no yds avg td lg | purp ----------------------------|----------------------|----------------------|--------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|----- Sep 24 Florida | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | - 0- 0 0 0 | 0 0 0.0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | Oct 1 Wake Forest | 1 10 10.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 10 Oct 8 Citadel | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | - 0- 0 0 0 | 0 0 0.0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | Oct 15 Mississippi Southern | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | - 0- 0 0 0 | 0 0 0.0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | Oct 22 William & Mary | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | - 0- 0 0 0 | 0 0 0.0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | Nov 4 Miami | 5 21 4.2 0 | 1 5 5.0 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 1 18 18.0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 44 Nov 12 Houston | 2 6 3.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 6 Nov 19 Auburn | 0 0 0.0 0 | 1 16 16.0 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 1 11 11.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 27 ----------------------------|----------------------|----------------------|--------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|----- Tot | 8 37 4.6 0 | 2 21 10.5 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 2 29 14.5 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 87 |