No. 45, 83 12 | |||||||||
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Position: | Wide receiver | ||||||||
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Born: | Baxley, Georgia, U.S. | June 6, 1967||||||||
Height: | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||||
Weight: | 180 lb (82 kg) | ||||||||
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High school: | Hialeah-Miami Lakes (FL) | ||||||||
College: | Penn State | ||||||||
NFL draft: | 1989 / round: 4 / pick: 100 | ||||||||
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Michael Dwain Timpson (born June 6, 1967) is an American former professional football player and sprinter.
Timpson was a track star and multi-sport athlete at Hialeah-Miami Lakes High School in Hialeah, Florida from 1981 to 1985. He won seven track and field titles in high school. Four of those titles were won his senior year at the same track meet. He recorded three state records that day. He was an All-American in track and football. [1]
He was selected by the New England Patriots in the fourth round (100th overall), 14th wide receiver taken in the 1989 NFL draft, and played for them from 1989 to 1994. [2] He played with the Chicago Bears in 1995 and 1996, and finished his career with the Philadelphia Eagles in 1997. He retired in 1999.
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Bold | Career high |
Year | Team | Games | Receiving | |||||
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GP | GS | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | ||
1989 | NWE | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
1990 | NWE | 5 | 0 | 5 | 91 | 18.2 | 42 | 0 |
1991 | NWE | 16 | 2 | 25 | 471 | 18.8 | 60 | 2 |
1992 | NWE | 16 | 2 | 26 | 315 | 12.1 | 25 | 1 |
1993 | NWE | 16 | 7 | 42 | 654 | 15.6 | 48 | 2 |
1994 | NWE | 15 | 14 | 74 | 941 | 12.7 | 37 | 3 |
1995 | CHI | 16 | 1 | 24 | 289 | 12.0 | 36 | 2 |
1996 | CHI | 15 | 15 | 62 | 802 | 12.9 | 49 | 0 |
1997 | PHI | 15 | 10 | 42 | 484 | 11.5 | 26 | 2 |
116 | 51 | 300 | 4,047 | 13.5 | 60 | 12 |
Year | Team | Games | Receiving | |||||
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GP | GS | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | ||
1994 | NWE | 1 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 13 | 0 |
1 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 13 | 0 |
Timpson was an outstanding All-American track and field athlete at Penn State University. He holds the school records in the following events: [3] [4]
His time of 33.01 in the indoor 300 Meters, was an NCAA record. In 1992, he participated in the U.S. Olympic trials in the 200 meters and was a semifinalist.
Timpson resides in Orlando, Florida with his wife and their two children.
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