Former UMass football great and NFL Pro Bowler Dies

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Former UMass football great and NFL Pro Bowler Dies

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67-year old Milt Morin, who will be indicted into the College Football Hall of Fame next week, died Friday in a hospital in Northampton MA...
Morin, 67, died at Cooley Dickinson Hospital in Northampton of an apparent heart attack, said his nephew Daniel Morin of Westfield.

He said his uncle was at the hospital for a medical procedure when he was stricken.

Funeral arrangements are not yet complete.

Morin played 10 seasons with the NFL’s Cleveland Browns, and was elected to the Pro Bowl in 1968 and 1971.

He was due to be inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame along with former UMass and Syracuse University football coach Dick MacPherson.
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From the UMass Athletics Hall of Fame
One of the most versatile athletes ever to play for UMass, Morin lettered in football for three years from 1963-65. He was a three-time All-America selection, and set a then-school record of career receiving yards with 1,151. He also excelled at defense and was the team's placekicker during his senior year. He was part of two Yankee Conference championship teams under Vic Fusia, helping UMass compile and impressive 23-4-1 record during his three years, including a 14-1 YanCon mark, and a trip to the Tangerine Bowl. Morin was also the New England heavyweight wrestling champion in 1965, and played lacrosse for Dick Garber's stickmen. A first-round draft pick by the Cleveland Browns in the 1966 NFL Draft, he went on to play ten seasons for the Browns. He played in three Pro-Bowls (1966, 1968, 1969) and ranks eighth on Cleveland's all-time receiving yardage list with 4,208 career yards. He is also tied for eighth on the Brown's career receptions list with 271. Morin was inducted into the UMass Athletic Hall of Fame in 1970

RIP Milt.....
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Sad news. Here's hoping he received news of his induction into the CFHOF before his passing.
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There is a live webcast tonight of the enshrinement ceremony:

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