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Position: | Center | ||||
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Born: | Cleveland, Tennessee, U.S. | April 20, 1963||||
Height: | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | ||||
Weight: | 308 lb (140 kg) | ||||
Career information | |||||
High school: | Bradley Central (Cleveland, Tennessee) | ||||
College: | Memphis | ||||
NFL draft: | 1985 / Round: 3 / Pick: 66 | ||||
Career history | |||||
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Timothy Joe Long (born April 20, 1963) is an American football player and coach. He was drafted by the Minnesota Vikings as a left tackle in 1985 and also played for the San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League (NFL) as a center in 1987. Also signed and played guard for the Indianapolis Colts in 1988.
Long attended Bradley Central High School in Cleveland, Tennessee, graduating in 1981. [1] He enrolled at Memphis State University, and played college football for the Memphis State Tigers. In 1984, he was named an honorable mention on the Associated Press All-America Team. [2] Selected as a "Grid God" in US Magazine.
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Both of Long's sons, Austin & Hunter Long, played college football for the University of Georgia. [6]
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