Tim Dwight
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| Position: | Wide receiver / Kickoff returner | ||||||||||||
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| Date of birth: | July 13, 1975 | ||||||||||||
| Place of birth: | Iowa City, Iowa | ||||||||||||
| Height: | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | ||||||||||||
| Weight: | 185 lb (84 kg) | ||||||||||||
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| High school: | Iowa City High School | ||||||||||||
| College: | Iowa | ||||||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 1998 / Round: 4 / Pick: 114 | ||||||||||||
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| Kick return yards: | 4,753 |
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| Punt return yards: | 1,773 |
| Receptions: | 194 |
| Receiving yards: | 2,964 |
| Receiving touchdowns: | 19 |
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Timothy John Dwight Jr. (born July 13, 1975) is a former professional American football player who was a wide receiver and return specialist in the National Football League (NFL) for ten seasons. He played college football for the University of Iowa, and was a two-time All-American. He was originally drafted by the Atlanta Falcons in the fourth round of the 1998 NFL Draft, and he played professionally for the Falcons, San Diego Chargers, New England Patriots, New York Jets and Oakland Raiders of the NFL.
Dwight is remembered for his 94-yard touchdown return on a kickoff in Super Bowl XXXIII against the Denver Broncos.
Dwight attended the University of Iowa, where he played for the Iowa Hawkeyes football team. He finished his college career with Big Ten Conference records for punt return yardage (1,102) and punts returned for touchdowns (5); his yardage mark has since been eclipsed by three others and Ted Ginn Jr. surpassed his return touchdown mark. Dwight held the Hawkeyes team record for career receiving touchdowns (21) until 2011, when his mark was surpassed by Marvin McNutt. He held the team record for career receiving yards (2,271) until 2010 when Derrell Johnson-Koulianos became the all time leader in receiving yards. In 1997, was a consensus first-team All-American and finished seventh in the balloting for the Heisman Trophy.
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