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  • Greg Latta
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  • Gregory Edwin Latta (October 13, 1952 - September 28, 1994 ) was an American football player. As tight end, he was drafted by the Baltimore Colts of the National Football League, but played instead for the Florida Blazers of the World Football League in 1974. He left for the Chicago Bears in 1975 along with the head coach of the Blazers, Jack Pardee. Latta was a member of the NFL Chicago Bears from 1975 to 1979. During his 5-year NFL career, the 6-foot-three, 227-pound tight end caught 90 passes for 1,081 yards and 7 touchdowns. On special teams, he returned 3 kickoffs for 22 yards.
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draftyear
  • 1974
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Number
  • 44
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  • 7
  • 14.800000
  • 1081
Birth Date
  • 1952-10-13
Name
  • Latta, Greg
draftround
  • 8
Date of Death
  • 1994-09-28
Birth Place
College
death date
  • 1994-09-28
Highlights
  • All-WFL
Place of Birth
Place of death
debutyear
  • 1975
CollegeHOF
Position
draftpick
  • 188
Teams
  • * Florida Blazers * Chicago Bears
Date of Birth
  • 1952-10-13
Short Description
  • Player of American football
statlabel
finalyear
  • 1979
abstract
  • Gregory Edwin Latta (October 13, 1952 - September 28, 1994 ) was an American football player. As tight end, he was drafted by the Baltimore Colts of the National Football League, but played instead for the Florida Blazers of the World Football League in 1974. He left for the Chicago Bears in 1975 along with the head coach of the Blazers, Jack Pardee. Latta was a member of the NFL Chicago Bears from 1975 to 1979. In his rookie season with the Florida Blazers, Latta caught 39 passes for 815 yards and nine touchdown receptions. The Blazers went to the 1974 World Bowl Championship game falling 22-21 to the Birmingham Americans. During his 5-year NFL career, the 6-foot-three, 227-pound tight end caught 90 passes for 1,081 yards and 7 touchdowns. On special teams, he returned 3 kickoffs for 22 yards.