Billy Martin (tight end)
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Position: | Tight end |
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Born: | Gainesville, Georgia, U.S. | October 27, 1942
Died: | March 14, 2018 Cumming, Georgia, U.S. | (aged 75)
Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
Weight: | 238 lb (108 kg) |
Career information | |
High school: | Gainesville (Gainesville, Georgia) |
College: | Georgia Tech |
NFL draft: | 1964 / Round: 2 / Pick: 21 |
Career history | |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Player stats at PFR |
Jake William Martin (October 27, 1942 – March 14, 2018) was an American football tight end in the National Football League (NFL) for the Chicago Bears, the Atlanta Falcons, and the Minnesota Vikings. He played college football at Georgia Tech and was drafted in the second round (21st overall selection) of the 1964 NFL Draft. Martin was subsequently selected by the Atlanta Falcons in the 1966 NFL Expansion Draft.
Martin played high school football at Gainesville High School in Gainesville, Georgia. He was a teammate of Billy Lothridge both at Gainesville High and Georgia Tech.
Martin died in Cumming, Georgia, on March 14, 2018, he was 75.[1]
References
- ^ "Former GHS, Georgia Tech football standout Billy Martin has died". AccessWDUN. Retrieved March 15, 2018.
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