Tim Dwight played college football for the University of Iowa, and was a two-time All-American.
18 Facts About Tim Dwight
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Tim Dwight 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.
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Tim Dwight attended the University of Iowa, where he played for the Iowa Hawkeyes football team.
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Tim Dwight finished his college career with Big Ten Conference records for punt return yardage and punts returned for touchdowns ; his yardage mark has since been eclipsed by three others and Ted Ginn Jr.
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Tim Dwight held the Hawkeyes team record for career receiving touchdowns until 2011, when his mark was surpassed by Marvin McNutt.
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Tim Dwight held the team record for career receiving yards until 2010 when Derrell Johnson-Koulianos became the all-time leader in receiving yards.
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In 1997, Tim Dwight was a consensus first-team All-American and finished seventh in the balloting for the Heisman Trophy.
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Tim Dwight was joined in the honor by Nile Kinnick, Chuck Long and Alex Karras.
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Tim Dwight competed in track events, with personal bests of 10.31 seconds in the 100 meters and 20.98 seconds in the 200 meters; in 1999, he was Big Ten Champion in the 100-meter dash, and he was a member of the Big Ten champion 4x400-meter relay and 4x100-meter relay teams in 1999, and the Big Ten champion 4x100-meter relay team in 1998.
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Tim Dwight was drafted in the fourth round of the 1998 NFL Draft by the Atlanta Falcons.
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Tim Dwight is second all-time in Super Bowl kick return yardage for a single game, and his 42.0 yards per return in the game was a Super Bowl career record.
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Tim Dwight became a free agent following the 2004 season, and on March 11,2005, he signed with the New England Patriots.
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Tim Dwight signed a one-year contract with the Oakland Raiders in October 2007.
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Tim Dwight returned one kickoff, and totaled 98 yards and two touchdowns as a receiver.
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Tim Dwight became a free agent after that season but did not play in the NFL in 2008.
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Tim Dwight was labeled "injury-prone" because he rarely played a season without missing a significant number of games.
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The 2005 season was the only season in which Tim Dwight appeared in all 16 of his team's games.
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Tim Dwight founded the Tim Dwight Foundation to help needy kids with scholarships and provide assistance to the Children's Hospital of Iowa.