Byron Chamberlain

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Position:

Tight end

Personal information

Date of birth:

October 17, 1971

Place of birth:

Honolulu, Hawaii

Height:

6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)

Weight:

242 lb (110 kg)

Career information

High school:

Fort Worth (TX) Eastern Hills

College:

Wayne State (NE)

NFL draft:

1995 / Round: 7 / Pick: 222

Career history

Career highlights and awards

Pro Bowl selection (2001)
2× Super Bowl champion (XXXII, XXXIII)

Career NFL statistics

Player stats at NFL.com

Player stats at PFR

Byron Daniel Chamberlain (born October 17, 1971) is a former American football tight end in the National Football League. He played professionally for the Denver Broncos, Minnesota Vikings, and the Washington Redskins. Chamberlain won back to back Super Bowl Championships as a member of the Denver Broncos. (Super Bowls XXXII & XXXIII) He was voted to the 2002 Pro Bowl while with the Vikings.

Early life

Chamberlain was born in Honolulu, Hawaii. Byron grew up in San Diego, CA. After his mother remarried, his family moved to Texas. He attended and graduated from Eastern Hills High School in Fort Worth, Texas.^[1] Chamberlain was a star in football, baseball and track for the Highlanders.

College career

Chamberlain's started his college career at the University of Missouri, where he made the All-Big Eight Conference freshman team. Chamberlain transferred to Wayne State College, a Division II College in Nebraska where he broke most of the receiving records. Chamberlain was a standout wide receiver at Wayne State from 1993-94. In his two seasons with the Wildcats, Chamberlain had 161 catches for 1,941 yards and 14 touchdowns and became the school's all-time leading receiver, In 1993, Chamberlain had 78 catches for 1,015 yards and seven touchdowns to help the 9-1 Wildcats lead NCAA Division II in total offense that season. He added another 83 catches for 926 yards in 1994. The 83 catches tied most in a single season by a Wildcat receiver and his 16 catches vs. Bemidji State that season ranked most in a single game by a WSC receiver. His quarterback was Brett Salisbury, both were roommates and eventual Harlon Hill Trophy finalists. Chamberlain and Salisbury are the only two players to ever be nominated in the school's history for the Harlon Hill Award.

Professional career

Chamberlain was drafted by the Denver Broncos in the 7th round (222nd overall) of the 1995 NFL Draft.^[2] He played in the NFL for nine seasons.^[3] Byron played for Denver Broncos, Minnesota Vikings, and the Washington Redskins. He spent the 1996 World League season with the Rhein Fire and led the league with 58 receptions for 685 yards (11.8) and a league leading 8 touchdowns. Byron was a key contributor as a member of the Denver Broncos back to back Super Bowl wins (Super Bowl XXXII & XXXIII). He was voted to the 2002 Pro Bowl while with the Minnesota Vikings. Byron finished his career with 167 catches for 2,048 yards (12.3) with 6 touchdowns.

NFL stats

Receiving Stats^[4]

Year	Team	Games	Receptions	Targets	Yards	Yards per Reception	Longest Reception	Touchdowns	First Downs	Fumbles	Fumbles Lost
1995	DEN	5	1	-	11	11.0	11	0	1	0	0
1996	DEN	11	12	-	129	10.8	17	0	9	0	0
1997	DEN	10	2	-	18	9.0	9	0	1	0	0
1998	DEN	16	3	-	35	11.7	16	0	3	0	0
1999	DEN	16	32	-	488	15.3	88	2	18	0	0
2000	DEN	15	22	-	283	12.9	38	1	12	0	0
2001	MIN	16	57	-	666	11.7	47	3	28	1	1
2002	MIN	13	34	-	389	11.4	61	0	15	0	0
2003	WSH	4	4	-	29	7.3	15	0	1	0	0
Career		106	167	0	2,048	12.3	88	6	88	1	1

Returning Stats

Year	Team	Games	Kickoff Return Attempts	Kickoff Return Yards	Longest Kickoff Return
1996	DEN	11	3	49	21
1997	DEN	10	1	13	13
2000	DEN	15	2	25	13
Career		36	6	87	21

Later life

In the fall of 2008, Chamberlain returned to Wayne State in Wayne, Nebraska to complete his degree. In an afternoon ceremony, Friday December 19, 2008 Chamberlain received his bachelor's degree in Communications after nine seasons in the NFL.

Chamberlain started the Byron Chamberlain Foundation in 2000 to assist underserved individuals and communities.^[5] Some of the foundations programs have included sports camps for underprivileged kids, clothes and shoe drives, food drives, toy drives as well as health education. Byron looks forward to adding new programs to his foundation including college scholarships as well other health education initiatives

References

↑ "Byron Chamberlain". databaseFootball.com. Retrieved October 6, 2012.
↑ "Byron Chamberlain". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 6, 2012.
↑ "Byron Chamberlain". SI.com. Retrieved October 6, 2012.
↑ "Byron Chamberlain Stats". ESPN Internet Ventures. Retrieved 19 March 2014.
↑ "About Byron Chamberlain". Byron Chamberlain Foundation. Retrieved October 6, 2012.

External links

Denver Broncos 1995 NFL draft selections

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Denver Broncos Super Bowl XXXII Champions

1 Jason Elam 6 Bubby Brister 7 John Elway 8 Jeff Lewis 16 Tom Rouen 21 Randy Hilliard 22 Vaughn Hebron 23 Darrien Gordon 25 Darrius Johnson 26 Tim McKyer 27 Steve Atwater 29 Howard Griffith 30 Terrell Davis (Super Bowl MVP) 31 Derek Loville 32 Tony Veland 33 Dedrick Dodge 34 Tyrone Braxton 37 Anthony Lynn 39 Ray Crockett 42 Detron Smith 50 Jon Hesse 51 John Mobley 53 Bill Romanowski 56 Keith Burns 57 Allen Aldridge 58 Steve Russ 59 Glenn Cadrez 62 Dan Neil 63 David Diaz-Infante 65 Gary Zimmerman 66 Tom Nalen 69 Mark Schlereth 70 Jamie Brown 72 Ernest Jones 74 Harry Swayne 75 Brian Habib 77 Tony Jones 80 Rod Smith 81 Patrick Jeffers 82 David Gamble 83 Flipper Anderson 84 Shannon Sharpe 85 Willie Green 86 Byron Chamberlain 87 Ed McCaffrey 88 Sir Mawn Wilson 89 Dwayne Carswell 90 Neil Smith 91 Alfred Williams 93 Trevor Pryce 94 Keith Traylor 96 Harald Hasselbach 97 Mike Lodish 98 Maa Tanuvasa 99 David Richie

Head Coach: Mike Shanahan

Coaches: Frank Bush Barney Chavous Rick Dennison Ed Donatell George Dyer Alex Gibbs Mike Heimerdinger Gary Kubiak Dwain Painter Brian Pariani Ricky Porter Greg Robinson Rick Smith John Teerlinck Bobby Turner

Denver Broncos Super Bowl XXXIII Champions

1 Jason Elam 6 Bubby Brister 7 John Elway (Super Bowl MVP) 14 Brian Griese 16 Tom Rouen 20 Tory James 21 Darrien Gordon 22 Vaughn Hebron 25 Darrius Johnson 26 Eric Brown 27 Steve Atwater 28 Tito Paul 29 Howard Griffith 30 Terrell Davis 31 Derek Loville 34 Tyrone Braxton 37 Anthony Lynn 39 Ray Crockett 42 Detron Smith 48 George Coghill 51 John Mobley 53 Bill Romanowski 54 Nate Wayne 56 Keith Burns 59 Glenn Cadrez 60 K. C. Jones 62 Dan Neil 63 David Diaz-Infante 66 Tom Nalen 69 Mark Schlereth 70 Trey Teague 72 Ernest Jones 73 Cyron Brown 74 Harry Swayne 77 Tony Jones 78 Matt Lepsis 79 Chris Banks 80 Rod Smith 82 Marcus Nash 83 Justin Armour 84 Shannon Sharpe 85 Willie Green 86 Byron Chamberlain 87 Ed McCaffrey 89 Dwayne Carswell 90 Neil Smith 91 Alfred Williams 93 Trevor Pryce 94 Keith Traylor 95 Marvin Washington 96 Harald Hasselbach 97 Mike Lodish 98 Maa Tanuvasa 99 Seth Joyner

Head Coach: Mike Shanahan

Coaches: Frank Bush Barney Chavous Rick Dennison Ed Donatell George Dyer Alex Gibbs Mike Heimerdinger Gary Kubiak Pat McPherson Brian Pariani Ricky Porter Greg Robinson Rick Smith John Teerlinck Bobby Turner

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