Emery Matthew Moorehead (born March 22, 1954 in Evanston, Illinois

Evanston, Illinois

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) is a former American football

American football

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 tight end

Tight end

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/wide receiver

Wide receiver

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 in the National Football League

National Football League

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 for the New York Giants

New York Giants

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, Denver Broncos

Denver Broncos

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, and the Chicago Bears

Chicago Bears

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. He won a Super Bowl ring

Super Bowl XX

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 as the starting tight end and a member of the 1985 Chicago Bears

1985 Chicago Bears season

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. Moorehead played college football

College football

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 at the University of Colorado at Boulder

University of Colorado at Boulder

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 where he captained the 1976 Big 8 champion Buffalos and was drafted

NFL Draft

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 in the sixth round of the 1977 NFL Draft

1977 NFL Draft

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.

Moorehead is the father of ex-Indianapolis Colts

Indianapolis Colts

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 receiver Aaron Moorehead

Aaron Moorehead

Aaron Matthew Moorehead is a retired American football wide receiver. He was originally signed by the Indianapolis Colts as an undrafted free agent in 2003. He played his entire 5 year career with the Colts including their SB XLI win over the Chicago Bears...

, and the cousin of former NBA

National Basketball Association

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 basketball

Basketball

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 player Brad Daugherty. Emery and his son Aaron are the NFL's first father and son team to which both have played in and both have won Super Bowls.

Moorehead played a total of 12 seasons in the NFL and retired with 224 receptions for 2,980 yards and 15 touchdowns. He also returned 31 kickoffs for 617 yards and rushed for 114 yards. Moorehead was inducted into the Chicagoland Sports Hall of Fame

Chicagoland Sports Hall of Fame

The Chicagoland Sports Hall of Fame, located in the Hawthorne Race Course, in Stickney/Cicero, near Chicago, Illinois, honors sports greats associated with the greater Chicago area. It was founded in 1979 as a trailer owned by the Olympia Brewing Company parked at Soldier Field in Chicago. The...

 in 1999 and later became a director of the Hall.

Emery is now a real estate agent with Koenig & Strey/HomeServices of America

HomeServices of America

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 in Lake Forest, Illinois

Lake Forest, Illinois

Lake Forest is an affluent city located in Lake County, Illinois, United States. The city is south of Waukegan along the shore of Lake Michigan, and is a part of the Chicago metropolitan area and the North Shore. Lake Forest was founded around Lake Forest College and was laid out as a town in...

, and is Chairman of the North Shore - Barrington Association of REALTORS.