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.
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Career start | 1966 |
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Career end | 1975 |
Draft pick | 14 |
Draft round | 1 |
Draft year | 1966 |
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