kellen winslow

Tight End Jersey #(s):

80 Born: November 5, 1957 (1957-11-05) (age 51)

St. Louis, Missouri Career information Year(s): 1979–1987 NFL Draft: 1979 / Round: 1 / Pick: 13 College: Missouri Professional teams San Diego Chargers (1979–1987) Career stats Receptions 541 Receiving Yards 6,741 Touchdowns 45 Stats at NFL.com Career highlights and awards 5x Pro Bowl selection (1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1987) 4x All-Pro selection (1980, 1981, 1982, 1987) Chargers Hall of Fame NFL 75th Anniversary All-Time Team NFL 1980s All-Decade Team 1981 Co-Pro Bowl MVP Pro Football Hall of Fame College Football Hall of Fame

Kellen Boswell Winslow (born November 5, 1957) is a former professional American football tight end with the Missouri Tigers and the San Diego Chargers. He is widely recognized as one of the greatest tight ends in the history of the game. [1] He is currently the athletic director at Central State University.[2] Contents [hide] 1 NFL career 2 Kellen Winslow Jr. 3 External links 4 References //

NFL career

He was drafted in the first round of the 1979 NFL Draft by the Chargers and played for them until 1987, when he retired from football due to injury. Winslow is frequently credited, along with Ozzie Newsome, John Mackey and Dave Casper, with redefining the position of tight end.[citation needed] Historically, tight ends were primarily blockers who also ran short pass routes. Winslow had the size to block and the speed to get downfield quickly along with great athletic ability to both make difficult catches and run well with the ball after the catch. He led the NFL in receptions in 1980 and 1981, becoming the first tight end ever to lead the league in receptions in back to back seasons. He also exceeded the 1,000 yards receiving milestone in 3 different seasons, including setting a single season record for receiving yards (a record that still stands) by a tight end with a whopping 1,290 yards in the 1980 season. In a 1981 regular season game, Winslow tied an NFL record by catching five touchdown passes.

In a 1982 (1981 season) playoff game against the Miami Dolphins that became known as The Epic in Miami, Winslow caught a playoff record 13 passes for 166 yards and a touchdown, while also blocking a field goal with seconds remaining to send the game to overtime in one of the greatest single player efforts in NFL history. What made Winslow's performance all the more memorable was that fact during the game he was treated for a pinched nerve in his shoulder, dehydration, severe cramps, and received three stitches in his lower lip. After the game, a picture of Winslow being helped off the field by his teammates[3] became an enduring image in NFL Lore.

Winslow played in five Pro Bowls, was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1995, and the College Football Hall of Fame in 2002. In his nine NFL seasons, Winslow caught 541 passes for 6,741