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| Position: | Defensive back | ||||||||
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| Born: | May 23, 1954 Washington, D.C., U.S. | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 195 lb (88 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Cardozo (Washington, D.C.) | ||||||||
| College: | Morgan St. | ||||||||
| NFL draft: | 1976 / round: 10 / pick: 283 | ||||||||
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Tim O. Baylor (born May 23, 1954) is a former American football defensive back in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Morgan State University in Baltimore, Maryland, and was drafted by the Baltimore Colts in the tenth round of the 1976 NFL draft. He played for the Colts for three seasons and the Minnesota Vikings for one season in 1979. Baylor was the tallest defensive back in history of the NFL at 6'6" [1] He is a member of Iota Phi Theta fraternity.
Post-football career
[edit]Even since retiring from the NFL, Baylor has been very involved in the business and political scene in Minneapolis, Minnesota community, where he currently resides. Baylor is founder and president of JADT Development Group, a residential and commercial construction firm, in Minneapolis.[2] He also operates three McDonald's franchises in the Minneapolis–St. Paul area.[3] Baylor has also served as a former member of the Minneapolis Planning Commission from 1992 to 2001, and ran as a candidate for Lieutenant Governor for the State of Minnesota in 2006.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Tim Baylor Past Stats, Statistics, History, and Awards". databaseFootball.com. May 23, 1954. Archived from the original on September 30, 2007. Retrieved June 29, 2014.
- ^ [1] Archived January 19, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Battle, Roxane. "Baylors, burgers and bingo: Community by design". MinnPost. Archived from the original on January 5, 2011. Retrieved June 29, 2014.
- ^ Robson, Britt (May 31, 2006). "Lourey to name Tim Baylor as Lieutenant Governor choice | City Pages". Blogs.citypages.com. Archived from the original on October 9, 2012. Retrieved June 29, 2014.