Person in history
Lindy Infante
Lindy Infante, American football player and coach (born 1940)
Life at a glance
- Died
- 2015 · October 8
- Known as
- American football player, American football coach. Citizenship: United States
Their story
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.
Sources
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Questions about Lindy Infante
When did Lindy Infante die?
October 8 2015.
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