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Milton Denis Morin (October 15, 1942 – July 9, 2010) was a professional American football tight end in the National Football League. Morin attended St. Bernard's High School in Fitchburg, Massachusetts, where he held records in track and field and was elected co-captain of the football team.^{[citation needed]} He also attended Brewster Academy in Wolfeboro, NH before college. After college at the University of Massachusetts, where he was a member of the Kappa Sigma fraternity, he played for the Cleveland Browns for ten seasons (1966–1975). Morin was drafted in the first round of the 1966 NFL Draft, the first-ever UMass first-round draft pick.^{[citation needed]} He was voted to the Pro Bowl in 1968 and 1971. After he made the team, team owner Art Modell called him into his office and asked Morin what salary he would have made if he became a school teacher; Morin's major was education. He told Modell that $6,000 was the salary. Modell told him that he would pay Morin $6,000 a year as tight end.

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Milt Morin

No. 89
Position:	Tight end
Personal information
Born:	(1942-10-15)October 15, 1942 Leominster, Massachusetts
Died:	July 9, 2010(2010-07-09) (aged 67) Northampton, Massachusetts
Height:	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight:	238 lb (108 kg)
Career information
High school:	St. Bernard's Central Catholic (Fitchburg, Massachusetts)
College:	UMass (1963–1965)
NFL Draft:	1966 / Round: 1 / Pick: 14
AFL Draft:	1966 / Round: 3 / Pick: 24
Career history
Cleveland Browns (1966–1975)
Career highlights and awards
2× Pro Bowl (1968, 1971) Cleveland Browns Legends First-team Little All-American (1964)
Career NFL statistics
Receptions: 271 Receiving yards: 4,208 Receiving touchdowns: 16
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR
College Football Hall of Fame

On May 11, 2010, Morin was elected into the College Football Hall of Fame. On July 9, 2010, he died at Cooley Dickinson Hospital in Northampton, Massachusetts of a heart attack. His induction into the College Football Hall of Fame was scheduled for the following week.

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