Billy Martin (tight end)

Bill Martin
No. 85, 89
Position	Tight end
Personal information
Born	October 27, 1942; Gainesville, Georgia, U.S.
Died	March 14, 2018 (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: 2nd round, 21st overall pick
Career history
	Chicago Bears (1964–1965); Atlanta Falcons (1966–1967); Minnesota Vikings (1968);
Awards and highlights
	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.^[1] Martin was subsequently selected by the Atlanta Falcons in the 1966 NFL expansion draft.

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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.^[2]

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