Tim Berra (American football)
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| Position: | Punt returner Kick returner Wide receiver |
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| Date of birth: | September 23, 1951 |
| Place of birth: | Montclair, New Jersey |
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| College: | University of Massachusetts Amherst |
| 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 infielder Dale Berra. Tim Berra began football by playing as a Post Graduate for Bordentown Military Institute in Bordentown, New Jersey.
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College
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
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
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]
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- 1951 births
- Living people
- People from Montclair, New Jersey
- People from West Caldwell, New Jersey
- Players of American football from New Jersey
- American football return specialists
- American football wide receivers
- UMass Minutemen football players
- Baltimore Colts players
