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Born | October 15, 1942 Leominster, Massachusetts |
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Died | July 9, 2010 Northampton, Massachusetts |
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Year(s) | 1966–1975 | ||
NFL Draft | 1966 / Round: 1 / Pick: 14 | ||
AFL Draft | 1966 / Round: 3 / Pick: 24 (By the San Diego Chargers) |
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College | Massachusetts | ||
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Receptions | 271 | ||
Receiving yards | 4208 | ||
Touchdowns | 16 | ||
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Milton Denis Morin (October 15, 1942, Leominster, Massachusetts – July 9, 2010, Northampton, Massachusetts) was a professional American football tight end in the National Football League. After college at the University of Massachusetts, he played for the Cleveland Browns for ten seasons (1966–1975). Drafted round #1 in 1966 NFL Draft, he was voted to the Pro Bowl in 1968 and 1971 . After he made the team, team owner Art Modell called him into his office and asked Morin what salary he would have made if he became a school teacher (Morin's major was education). He told Modell that $6,000 was the salary. Modell told him that he would pay Morin $6,000 a year as tight end.
On May 11, 2010, Morin was elected into the College Football Hall of Fame.
On July 9, 2010, Morin died at Cooley Dickinson Hospital of a heart attack.
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