Milt Morin American football player

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.

Personal facts

Alias (AKA)Morin Milton Denis
Birth dateOctober 15, 1942
Birth place
Leominster Massachusetts , UMass Minutemen football
Date of deathJuly 09, 2010
Place of death
Northampton Massachusetts , UMass Minutemen football

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American football player

Career start1966
Career end1975
Draft pick14
Draft round1
Draft year1966
Position
Tight end
teams
Cleveland Browns

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