Pat Tilley

Pat Tilley
Date of birth (1953-02-15) February 15, 1953
Place of birth Shreveport, Louisiana
Career information
Position(s) WR
College Louisiana Tech
NFL draft 1976 / Round: 4
Career history
As player
1976-1986 St. Louis Cardinals
Career highlights and awards
Pro Bowls 1
Career stats

Patrick Lee Tilley (born February 15, 1953) is a former NFL wide receiver who played for the St. Louis Cardinals (1976–1986). He was selected to the Pro Bowl after the 1980 season.

Tilley played football and graduated in 1971 from Fair Park High School in Shreveport. Thereafter, he enrolled at Louisiana Tech University in Ruston, where he played for the Bulldogs.

After his football career ended with the 1986 season with the St. Louis Cardinals, Tilley became the area director for the Fellowship of Christian Athletes and gave motivational messages throughout northwest Louisiana.[1] In his Christian testimony, Tilley said, "When I put God first in my life, my football career boomed."[2]

References

  1. ↑ Minden Press-Herald, November 22, 1987, p. 9
  2. ↑ Marilyn Miller, "Athlete Pat Tilley out to 'lead people to the Lord'", Minden Press-Herald, February 6, 1987, p. 1


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