Jerry Latin

Jerry Latin
No. 32
Position:	Running back
Personal information
Born:	August 25, 1953; Chidester, Arkansas, U.S.
Died:	February 19, 2025 (aged 71); Rockford, Illinois, U.S.
Height:	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight:	190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
High school:	Rockford East (Rockford, Illinois)
College:	Northern Illinois
NFL draft:	1975: 11th round, 280th pick
Career history
	St. Louis Cardinals (1975–1978); Los Angeles Rams (1978);
	Stats at Pro Football Reference

Jerry Louis Latin (August 25, 1953 – February 19, 2025) was an American professional football player who was a running back for the St. Louis Cardinals and Los Angeles Rams of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Northern Illinois Huskies.

Biography

Latin was born on August 25, 1953, in Prescott, Arkansas,^[1] but he moved with his family to Rockford, Illinois, at an early age. He graduated from Rockford East High School, in Rockford,^[2] before attending Northern Illinois University in DeKalb, Illinois, where he played for the Huskies.^[3]

Latin was chosen by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 11th round of the 1975 NFL draft.^[4] He played four seasons with the Cardinals, from 1975 to 1978 and also traded to the Los Angeles Rams in 1978.^[1]^[5]

Latin died on February 19, 2025, at the age of 71.^[6]^[7]

^ ^a ^b "Jerry Latin". Sports Reference LLC - Pro-Football-Reference.com.
^ "Rockford East Alumni Pro Stats". Sports Reference LLC - Pro-Football-Reference.com.
^ "Northern Illinois Players/Alumni". Sports Reference LLC - Pro-Football-Reference.com.
^ "1975 NFL Draft". Sports Reference LLC - Pro-Football-Reference.com #280.
^ "Jerry Latin". The Pro Football Archives - Maher Sports Media - ProFootballArchives.com. Archived from the original on January 31, 2016. Retrieved January 18, 2016.
^ Jerry Latin, East football star and Rockford Black golf role model, dies at age 71
^ Jerry Louis Latin