Tim Lester (running back)
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Position: | Running back | ||||||
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Born: | Miami, Florida | June 15, 1968||||||
Died: | January 12, 2021 Milton, Georgia | (aged 52)||||||
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High school: | Miami Southridge (Miami, Florida) | ||||||
College: | Eastern Kentucky | ||||||
NFL Draft: | 1992 / Round: 10 / Pick: 255 | ||||||
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Timothy Lee Lester (June 15, 1968 – January 12, 2021) was an American professional football player.
Career[]
He was a running back in the National Football League (NFL) for eight seasons with the Los Angeles Rams, Pittsburgh Steelers, and Dallas Cowboys.[1][2] He was drafted by the Rams in the tenth round of the 1992 NFL Draft.[1][2]
Death[]
Lester died of complications from COVID-19 in January 2021, at the age of 52.[3][2]
References[]
- ^ a b Saunders, Alan (January 12, 2021). "Tim Lester, Former Steelers FB, Dies at 52". SteelersNow.com. Retrieved January 15, 2021.
- ^ a b c "Ex-Steelers fullback Tim Lester dies from Covid-19 complications aged 52". The Guardian. January 13, 2021. Retrieved February 17, 2021.
- ^ Smith, Michael David (January 13, 2021). "Former NFL player Tim Lester dies of COVID-19 at age 52". Pro Football Talk. Retrieved February 17, 2021.
Categories:
- 1968 births
- 2021 deaths
- Miami Southridge Senior High School alumni
- Players of American football from Miami
- American football running backs
- Eastern Kentucky Colonels football players
- Dallas Cowboys players
- Deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic in Georgia (U.S. state)
- Los Angeles Rams players
- Pittsburgh Steelers players
- Scottish Claymores coaches
- American football running back, 1960s birth stubs