Fred Biletnikoff Charity Autograph page

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Fred Biletnikoff's Message to the Fans

Biography

Frederick S. Biletnikoff (born February 23, 1943) is a former American football wide receiver and coach. He spent the majority of his professional playing and coaching days with the Oakland Raiders. Biletnikoff retired as a Pro Football player after the 1980 season.

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Position(s):
Wide Receiver Jersey #(s):
25
Born: February 23, 1943 (1943-02-23) (age 65)
Erie, Pennsylvania
Career Information
Year(s): 1965–1978
NFL Draft: 1965 / Round: 3 / Pick: 39
AFL Draft: 1965 / Round: 2 / Pick:
College: Florida State
Professional Teams
As Player

Oakland Raiders (1965-1978)
Montreal Alouettes (CFL) (1980)
As Coach

Montreal Alouettes (1980)
Orange Glen High School (1982)
Palomar College (1983)
Diablo Valley College (1984)
Oakland Invaders (1985)
Arizona Wranglers (1986)
Calgary Stampeders (1987-88)
Oakland Raiders (1989-2006)

Career Stats
Receptions 589
Receiving Yards 8,974
Touchdowns 76
Stats at NFL.com
Career Highlights and Awards
6x Pro Bowl selection (1967, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1973, 1974
6x All-Pro selection (1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974)
1x Super Bowl champion (XI)
Super Bowl XI MVP

Pro Football Hall of Fame
College Football Hall of Fame

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Early years
Biletnikoff was born and raised in Erie, Pennsylvania, where he attended what was then Technical Memorial High School and Is now Central Tech. The Central Tech field is now named Fred Biletnikoff athletic field. His family later relocated to Panama City, Florida.

Playing career
Biletnikoff was the first consensus All-American football player at Florida State University. After college, he was drafted by the Oakland Raiders in the second round of the 1965 American Football League draft, and by the Detroit Lions in the third round of the 1965 NFL Draft. Biletnikoff signed with the Raiders, and he spent his entire American Pro Football playing career in Oakland, retiring from the team after the 1978 season. He also played one season (1980) with the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League.

Biletnikoff was known as a wily, sure-handed receiver who made clutch catches to keep crucial drives alive. He had an uncanny ability to get open, even when everyone in the stadium knew that the ball was coming his way. He was famous for using liberal quantities of Stickum on his hands to improve his chances of catching a pass. He also tended to not wear any knee pads.

Biletnikoff's career total of 589 receptions is relatively unimpressive by today's standards, but it was a remarkable considering he would regularly smoke two packs of cigarettes per day. Also, this achievement is even more remarkable considering the more run-oriented offenses in the 60s and 70s, when the regular season was only 14 games long. The same can be said of his record of 10 straight seasons with 40 or more receptions. He played in the second AFL-NFL World Championship game and in Super Bowl XI, in which he was named MVP. In 1969, he was selected to the Sporting News AFL All-League Team. He also played in three American Football League title games, two American Football League All-Star games, five AFC Championships, and four AFC-NFC Pro Bowls.

Coaching career
Biletnikoff began his career in coaching soon after his retirement from playing. He served on the coaching staff of the Orange Glen High School (1982), Palomar College (1983), Diablo Valley College (1984), Oakland Invaders (1985), Arizona Wranglers (1986) and Calgary Stampeders (1987-88).

On January 31, 2007 Biletnikoff retired as the wide receivers coach for the Oakland Raiders, which had been his role for 10 seasons. His retirement ended an 18 year coaching career with the Raiders.

Legacy
Biletnikoff was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1988 and was voted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1991. The Fred Biletnikoff Award, awarded annually to the best wide receiver in college football since 1994, was named in his honor. In 1999, Biletnikoff was ranked number 94 on The Sporting News' list of the "100 Greatest Football Players".

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Source: Wikipedia.org at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fred_Biletnikoff

Fred Biletnikoff

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