Billy Martin
American football player
- October 27, 1942 · Gainesville
- March 14, 2018 · Cumming
- 75 years
About Billy Martin
Billy Martin was an American football player from United States. Born in 1942, Martin died in 2018 at the age of 75 in Cumming.
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|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. Martin was subsequently selected by the Atlanta Falcons in the 1966 NFL expansion draft.
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.
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