Jerry Latin
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Position: | Running back |
Personal information | |
Born: | Prescott, Arkansas, U.S. | August 25, 1953
Height: | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
Weight: | 190 lb (86 kg) |
Career information | |
High school: | Rockford East (Rockford, Illinois) |
College: | Northern Illinois University |
NFL draft: | 1975 / Round: 11 / Pick: 280 |
Career history | |
Jerry Louis Latin (born August 25, 1953) is a former American football running back who played professionally for the St. Louis Cardinals of the National Football League (NFL).
Biography
Latin was born on August 25, 1953, in Prescott, Arkansas, but he moved with his family to Rockford, Illinois, at an early age. He graduated from Rockford East High School, in Rockford,[1] and from college at DeKalb, Illinois, where he played college football for Northern Illinois University.[2]
Latin was chosen by the St. Louis Cardinals in the eleventh round of the 1975 NFL Draft.[3] Latin played four seasons with the Cardinals, from 1975 to 1978. He also traded to the Los Angeles Rams in 1978.[4][5]
References
- ^ "Rockford East Alumni Pro Stats". Sports Reference LLC - Pro-Football-Reference.com.
- ^ "Northern Illinois Players/Alumni". Sports Reference LLC - Pro-Football-Reference.com.
- ^ "1975 NFL Draft". Sports Reference LLC - Pro-Football-Reference.com #280.
- ^ "Jerry Latin". Sports Reference LLC - Pro-Football-Reference.com.
- ^ "Jerry Latin". The Pro Football Archives - Maher Sports Media - ProFootballArchives.com. Archived from the original on 2016-01-31. Retrieved 2016-01-18.
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- American football running backs
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- People from Prescott, Arkansas
- Players of American football from Rockford, Illinois