Billy Martin (tight end)

American football player (1942–2018)

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American football player

Bill MartinNo. 85, 89

Position:| Tight end
Personal information
Born:| (1942-10-27)October 27, 1942
Gainesville, Georgia, U.S.
Died:| March 14, 2018(2018-03-14) (aged 75)
Cumming, Georgia, U.S.
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

* Chicago Bears (1964–1965)
* Atlanta Falcons (1966–1967)
* Minnesota Vikings (1968)

Career highlights and awards

* First-team All-American (1963)
* 2× First-team All-SEC (1962, 1963)

Stats at Pro Football Reference

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

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1. ^ "Former GHS, Georgia Tech football standout Billy Martin has died". AccessWDUN. Retrieved March 15, 2018.

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Chicago Bears 1964 NFL draft selections

* Dick Evey
* Billy Martin
* Pat Crain
* Sid Blanks
* Mike Reilly
* Frank Budka
* Dan Conners
* Jimmy Jones
* Chuck Logan
* Larry Rakestraw
* Jay Wilkinson
* Mike Brown
* Dick Leeuwenberg
* Bob Horton
* Cloyd Webb
* Kent Francisco
* George Burman
* Roderick Butler
* Constantinos Kasapis
* Bob Batts
* Jim Whitehead
* Dick Niglio

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Kansas City Chiefs 1964 AFL draft selections

* Pete Beathard
* Bill Martin
* Ken Kortas
* Ed Lothamer
* Tom Keating
* Duke Carlisle
* Joe Don Looney
* John Simon
* Hal Bedsole
* Tony DiMidio
* Clay Stephens
* Tommy Joe Crutcher
* Jack Adams
* Orville Hudson
* Jay Wilkinson
* Paul Costa
* Jim Snowden
* Roger Staubach
* Jack Petersen
* Jerry Knoll
* Jerry Lamb
* Sandy Sands
* Bob Hohn
* Bob Burrows
* Dick Evers
* Bud Abell
* Bob Young
* Jerry McClurg
* Phil Zera

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Atlanta Falcons 1966 inaugural season roster

* 10 Dennis Claridge
* 11 Randy Johnson
* 20 Bob Riggle
* 25 Alex Hawkins
* 26 Billy Lothridge
* 30 Ernie Wheelwright
* 34 Junior Coffey
* 37 Perry Lee Dunn
* 40 Ron Smith
* 52 Marion Rushing
* 55 Ralph Heck
* 60 Tommy Nobis
* 67 Dan Grimm
* 85 Bill Martin
* Taz Anderson
* Gary Barnes
* Vern Burke
* Lee Calland
* Angelo Coia
* Ed Cook
* Glenn Glass
* Tom Hutchinson
* Bill Jobko
* Rudy Johnson
* Jerry Jones
* Lou Kirouac
* Dick Koeper
* Errol Linden
* Red Mack
* Frank Marchlewski
* Bud Marshall
* Larry Morris
* Nick Rassas
* Ken Reaves
* Ron Rector
* Guy Reese
* Bobby Richards
* Jerry Richardson
* Preston Ridlehuber
* Karl Rubke
* Charley Scales
* Bob Sherlag
* Jimmy Sidle
* Chuck Sieminski
* Carl Silvestri
* Jim Simon
* Steve Sloan
* Joe Szczecko
* Don Talbert
* Tommy Tolleson
* Wade Traynham
* Bob Whitlow
* Sam Williams
* Bill Wolski

Head coach: Norb Hecker

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