Len Garrett

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Len Garrett
No. 88, 83, 82
Position: Tight end
Personal information
Born:(1947-12-18)December 18, 1947
Silsbee, Texas, U.S.
Height:6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:230 lb (104 kg)
Career information
High school:Waldo Mathew (Texas)
College: New Mexico Highlands
NFL Draft: 1971  / Round: 15 / Pick: 374
Career history
Career NFL statistics
Games played:55
Receptions:6
Receiving yards:96
Player stats at NFL.com  ·  PFR

Len Garrett is a former tight end in the National Football League.

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Biography

Garrett was born Leonard Neal Garrett on December 18, 1947 in Silsbee, Texas. [1]

Career

Garrett was drafted by the Green Bay Packers in the fifteenth round of the 1971 NFL Draft. He played two seasons with the team before splitting the 1973 NFL season with the Packers and the New Orleans Saints. Garrett was a member of the Saints the following season and part of the 1975 NFL season before playing the rest of his season with the San Francisco 49ers.

He played at the collegiate level at New Mexico Highlands University. [2]

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References

  1. "Len Garrett Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com .
  2. "Len Garrett Past Stats, Statistics, History, and Awards - databaseFootball.com". Archived from the original on November 21, 2010. Retrieved November 28, 2010.