Emery Moorehead, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Emery Moorehead

American football player

Date of Birth: 22-Mar-1954

Place of Birth: Evanston, Illinois, United States

Profession: American football player

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Aries


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About Emery Moorehead

  • Emery Matthew Moorehead (born March 22, 1954) is a former American football tight end/wide receiver in the National Football League for the New York Giants, Denver Broncos, and the Chicago Bears.
  • He won a Super Bowl ring as the starting tight end and a member of the 1985 Chicago Bears.
  • Moorehead played college football at the University of Colorado at Boulder where he captained the 1976 Big 8 champion Buffalos and was drafted in the sixth round of the 1977 NFL Draft. Moorehead is the father of ex-Indianapolis Colts receiver Aaron Moorehead, and the cousin of former NBA basketball player Brad Daugherty.
  • Emery and his son Aaron are the NFL's first father and son team to which both have played in and both have won Super Bowls. Moorehead played a total of 12 seasons in the NFL and retired with 224 receptions for 2,980 yards and 15 touchdowns.
  • He also returned 31 kickoffs for 617 yards and rushed for 114 yards.
  • Moorehead was inducted into the Chicagoland Sports Hall of Fame in 1999 and later became a director of the Hall.
  • He has served on the Board of Directors of Northeast Illinois Council of Boy Scouts since 1989.
  • Moorehead earned the rank of Eagle Scout (1969) was awarded the Distinguished Eagle Scout Award in 2012.Moorehead has been a real estate agent since 1986 with Koenig & Strey Real Living Home Services of America in Northbrook, Illinois, and is Past Chairman of the North Shore - Barrington Association of realtors.

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