Tim Berra (American football)
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| Position: | Return specialist Wide receiver | ||||||||||
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| Born: | September 23, 1951 Montclair, New Jersey, U.S. | ||||||||||
| Height: | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||||||
| Weight: | 185 lb (84 kg) | ||||||||||
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| High school: | Monclair (NJ) Seton Hall Prep (NJ) | ||||||||||
| College: | UMass | ||||||||||
| NFL draft: | 1974 / round: 17 / pick: 421 (By the Baltimore Colts) | ||||||||||
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Timothy Thomas Berra (born September 23, 1951) is a former American football player who played for the Baltimore Colts in 1974.[1] He is the son of Baseball Hall of Fame catcher Yogi Berra and the brother of former Major League Baseball (MLB) infielder Dale Berra.
Early life
[edit]Berra played football for Bordentown Military Institute, Bordentown, N.J. before attending UMass.
College
[edit]Berra played college football for the UMass Minutemen from 1970 to 1973. During his senior season, he set the school's single-season record for receiving yards with 922 and the single-season touchdown receiving record with 12.[2] He also held the school record for most career receiving yards with 1,486.[3]
NFL
[edit]Berra was drafted by the Baltimore Colts in the 17th round (421st overall) of the 1974 NFL draft.[1] He was signed by the Colts on February 10, 1974.[4]
He played in fourteen games for the Colts in 1974, primarily on special teams.[1][5] He returned 16 punts for 114 yards and 13 kickoffs for 259 yards.[1]
The Colts released Berra on September 3, 1975.[5]
Later life
[edit]As of May 2001, Berra resides in West Caldwell, New Jersey and is the president of LTD Enterprises, a company that handles business for his father.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Tim Berra". Pro-Football-reference.com.
- ^ Connolly, John (November 16, 1998). "UMass, UConn put it on line". Boston Herald. Archived from the original on July 16, 2012. Retrieved November 10, 2011.
- ^ "No. 19 UMass Crushes Delaware State 51-0". CBS College Sports. CSTV Networks, Inc. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved November 10, 2011.
- ^ "Young Berra's a Colt". St. Petersburg Times. February 11, 1974. Retrieved November 10, 2011.
- ^ a b "Double 00 calls it 30". The Associated Press. September 4, 1975. Retrieved November 10, 2011.
- ^ "Former Colts: Where are they now?". Coltpower.com. Microsoft. Archived from the original on January 4, 2014. Retrieved November 10, 2011.
- 1951 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Montclair, New Jersey
- Players of American football from Essex County, New Jersey
- People from West Caldwell, New Jersey
- American football return specialists
- American football wide receivers
- UMass Minutemen football players
- Baltimore Colts players
- American people of Italian descent
- 20th-century American sportsmen