Timothy Lee Lester (June 15, 1968 – January 12, 2021) was an American professional football player.
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Position: | Running back | ||||||||
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Born: | Miami, Florida, U.S. | June 15, 1968||||||||
Died: | January 12, 2021 Milton, Georgia, U.S. | (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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Career
editHe was a running back for eight seasons in the National Football League (NFL) with the Los Angeles Rams, Pittsburgh Steelers, and Dallas Cowboys.[2][3] Lester was drafted by the Rams in the tenth round of the 1992 NFL draft.[4]
Lester was inducted into the Kentucky Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2018.
Death
editLester died from complications of COVID-19 in January 2021, at the age of 52.[3][5]
References
edit- ^ "Transactions". NFL.com. Retrieved November 20, 2024.
- ^ Saunders, Alan (January 12, 2021). "Tim Lester, Former Steelers FB, Dies at 52". SteelersNow.com. Retrieved January 15, 2021.
- ^ a b "Ex-Steelers fullback Tim Lester dies from Covid-19 complications aged 52". The Guardian. January 13, 2021. Retrieved February 17, 2021.
- ^ "1992 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 7, 2023.
- ^ 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.