Len Garrett (born 1947) is a former professional American football player, a

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in the

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Biography

Garrett was born Leonard Neal Garrett on December 18, 1947, in

Silsbee, Texas Silsbee is a town in Hardin County, Texas, United States. This town is north of Beaumont. The population was 6,935 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Beaumont–Port Arthur metropolitan area. Geography Silsbee is located in eastern Hardin ...

Career

Garrett was drafted by the

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in the fifteenth round of the

1971 NFL draft The 1971 NFL draft was held January 28–29, 1971, at the Belmont Plaza Hotel in New York City, New York. The Boston Patriots, who did not officially change their name to New England Patriots until after the draft, used the first overall pick ...

. He played two seasons with the team before splitting the

1973 NFL season The 1973 NFL season was the 54th regular season of the National Football League. The season was highlighted by O. J. Simpson becoming the first player to rush for 2,000 yards in one season. The season ended with Super Bowl VIII when the ...

with the Packers and the

New Orleans Saints The New Orleans Saints are a professional American football team based in New Orleans. The Saints compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the National Football Conference (NFC) NFC South, South division. Since 1975, the team ...

. Garrett was a member of the Saints the following season and part of the

1975 NFL season The 1975 NFL season was the 56th regular season of the National Football League. Instead of a traditional Thanksgiving Day game hosted by the Dallas Cowboys, the league scheduled a Buffalo Bills at St. Louis Cardinals contest. This was the f ...

before playing the rest of his season with the

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. He played at the collegiate level at

New Mexico Highlands University New Mexico Highlands University (NMHU or Highlands) is a public university in Las Vegas, New Mexico, United States. Founded in 1893, it has satellite campuses in Santa Fe, Albuquerque, Rio Rancho, Farmington and Roswell. NMHU has an average a ...

References

1947 births Living people People from Silsbee, Texas Green Bay Packers players New Orleans Saints players San Francisco 49ers players American football tight ends New Mexico Highlands Cowboys football players Players of American football from Texas {{tightend-1940s-stub