DeathOctober 82015

Lindy Infante

Lindy Infante, American football player and coach (born 1940)

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In context

When
Thursday, October 8 201511 years ago
Category
DeathA notable person who died on this day.
Era
21st century · 2010s
Recorded from
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Person
Lindy Infante

At a glance

Born 1940-05-27; died 2015-10-08.

Known as: American football player and American football coach. Citizenship: United States.

Listed as: human.

Who they were

Gelindo "Lindy" Infante was an American football player and coach, who became an offensive coordinator and head coach in both the National Football League (NFL) and the United States Football League (USFL). Infante played college football for the University of Florida, and later served as the head coach of the Jacksonville Bulls of the USFL, and the Green Bay Packers and Indianapolis Colts of the NFL.

Early life

Educated at: University of Florida and Miami High School.

Early life Infante was born in Miami, Florida in 1940. [ 1 ] He attended Miami Senior High School , where he was the star fullback for the Miami Stingarees . ^ "Lindy Infante Record, Statistics, and Category Ranks" . Pro-Football-Reference.com . Retrieved October 22, 2025 .

Path and career

Awards / honours: University of Florida Athletic Hall of Fame.

Why this date

Lindy Infante appears on our October 8 calendar for 2015 as a death entry.

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October 8 2015 — 11 years ago, on a Thursday.

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