Milt Morin Explained

Milt Morin
Number:89
Position:Tight end
Birth Date:October 15, 1942
Birth Place:Leominster, Massachusetts, U.S.
Death Place:Northampton, Massachusetts, U.S.
Height Ft:6
Height In:4
Weight Lb:238
College:UMass (1963–1965)
Draftyear:1966
Draftround:1
Draftpick:14
Afldraftyear:1966
Afldraftround:3
Afldraftpick:24
Pastteams:
Highlights:
Statlabel1:Receptions
Statvalue1:271
Statlabel2:Receiving yards
Statvalue2:4,208
Statlabel3:Receiving touchdowns
Statvalue3:16
Pfr:M/MoriMi00
Collegehof:2256

Milton Denis Morin (October 15, 1942 – July 9, 2010) was an American professional football player who was a tight end in the National Football League (NFL). Morin attended St. Bernard's High School in Fitchburg, Massachusetts, where he held records in track and field and was elected co-captain of the football team. He also attended Brewster Academy in Wolfeboro, NH before college. He attended the University of Massachusetts, where he was a member of the Kappa Sigma fraternity. He played for the UMass Minutemen football and set the school record for career receiving yards with 1,151.[1] He played for the Cleveland Browns for ten seasons (1966–1975). Morin was drafted in the first round of the 1966 NFL draft, the first-ever UMass first-round draft pick. 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, he died at Cooley Dickinson Hospital in Northampton, Massachusetts of a heart attack. His induction into the College Football Hall of Fame was scheduled for the following week.

Notes and References

  1. News: UMass great Milt Morin dead. Boston Herald. July 11, 2010. February 19, 2024.