Billy Martin (American football tight end)

Billy Martin
Date of birth: October 27, 1942 (1942-10-27) (age 69)
Place of birth: Gainesville, Georgia
Career information
Position(s): Tight end
College: Georgia Tech
NFL Draft: 1964 / Round: 2 / Pick: 21
Organizations
 As player:
1964-1965
1966-1967
1968
Chicago Bears
Atlanta Falcons
Minnesota Vikings
Playing stats at NFL.com

Jake William "Billy" Martin (born October 27, 1942 in Gainesville, Georgia) is a former American football tight end in the National Football League 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 (twenty-first 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.

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