Pat Tilley
| Date of birth: | February 15, 1953 |
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| Place of birth: | Shreveport, Louisiana |
Career information | |
| Position(s): | WR |
| College: | Louisiana Tech |
| NFL Draft: | 1976 / Round: 4 |
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| As player: | |
| 1976-1986 | St. Louis Cardinals |
Career highlights and awards | |
| Pro Bowls: | 1 |
Career stats | |
| Playing stats at DatabaseFootball.com | |
Patrick Lee Tilley (born February 15, 1953, in Shreveport, Louisiana) is a former NFL wide receiver who played for the St. Louis Cardinals (1976–1986). He was selected to the Pro Bowl after the 1980 season.
Tilley played football and graduated in 1971 from Fair Park High School in Shreveport. Thereafter, he enrolled at Louisiana Tech University in Ruston, where he played for the Bulldogs.
After his football career ended with the 1986 season with the St. Louis Cardinals, Tilley became the area director for the Fellowship of Christian Athletes and gave motivational messages throughout northwest Louisiana.[1] In his Christian testimony, Tilley said, "When I put God first in my life, my football career boomed."[2]
References
- ↑ Minden Press-Herald, November 22, 1987, p. 9
- ↑ Marilyn Miller, "Athlete Pat Tilley out to 'lead people to the Lord'", Minden Press-Herald, February 6, 1987, p. 1
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