Tim Lester (running back)
{{Short description|American football player (1968–2021)}}
{{For|the head football coach and former quarterback|Tim Lester (American football coach)}}
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{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = Tim Lester
| number = 34
| position = Running back
| birth_date = {{birth date|1968|06|15}}
| birth_place = Miami, Florida, U.S.
| death_date = {{death date and age|2021|01|12|1968|06|15}}
| death_place = Milton, Georgia, U.S.
| height_ft = 5
| height_in = 10
| weight_lb = 233
| high_school = Miami Southridge
(Miami, Florida)
| college = Eastern Kentucky
| draftyear = 1992
| draftround = 10
| draftpick = 255
| pastteams =
- Los Angeles Rams ({{NFL Year|1992|1994}})
- Pittsburgh Steelers ({{NFL Year|1995|1998}})
- Jacksonville Jaguars (1999)*{{cite web |title=Transactions |url=https://www.nfl.com/transactions/league/signings/1999/8?after=AAAHzwAAAAgAAAAQAAAAAAAENiU= |website=NFL.com |access-date=20 November 2024}}
- Dallas Cowboys ({{NFL Year|1999}})
| statlabel1 = Rushing yards
| statvalue1 = 126
| statlabel2 = Rushing average
| statvalue2 = 3.8
| statlabel3 = Receptions
| statvalue3 = 47
| statlabel4 = Receiving yards
| statvalue4 = 331
| statlabel5 = Total touchdowns
| statvalue5 = 2
| pfr = L/LestTi00
}}
Timothy Lee Lester (June 15, 1968 – January 12, 2021) was an American professional football player.
Professional career
Lester was a running back for eight seasons in the National Football League (NFL) with the Los Angeles Rams, Pittsburgh Steelers, and Dallas Cowboys.{{Cite news |url=https://steelersnow.com/tim-lester-former-steelers-fb-dies-at-52/|title=Tim Lester, Former Steelers FB, Dies at 52 |first=Alan |last=Saunders |website=SteelersNow.com |date=January 12, 2021 |access-date=January 15, 2021}}{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2021/jan/13/tim-lester-nfl-obituary-coronavirus |title=Ex-Steelers fullback Tim Lester dies from Covid-19 complications aged 52 |author= |date=January 13, 2021 |website= The Guardian|publisher= |access-date=February 17, 2021|quote=}} He was selected by the Rams in the tenth round of the 1992 NFL draft.{{Cite web |title=1992 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1992/draft.htm |access-date=2023-05-07 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}
Tim Lester was inducted into the Kentucky Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2018.
Death
Lester died from complications of COVID-19 in January 2021, at the age of 52.{{cite web |url=https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2021/01/13/former-nfl-player-tim-lester-dies-of-covid-19-at-age-52 |title=Former NFL player Tim Lester dies of COVID-19 at age 52 |last=Smith |first=Michael David |date=January 13, 2021 |website=Pro Football Talk |publisher= |access-date=February 17, 2021 |quote=}}
References
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Category:Miami Southridge Senior High School alumni
Category:Players of American football from Miami
Category:American football running backs
Category:Eastern Kentucky Colonels football players
Category:Dallas Cowboys players
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Category:Los Angeles Raiders players
Category:Pittsburgh Steelers players
Category:Scottish Claymores coaches
Category:People from Milton, Georgia
Category:20th-century American sportsmen
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