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{{Short description|American football player (born 1955)}}
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{{Infobox NFL player
|number=72
|position=[[Defensive tackle#Nose tackle|Nose tackle]]
|birth_date={{birth date and age|1955|03|1}}
|birth_place=[[Fort Pierce, Florida]], U.S.
|height_ft=6
|height_in=3
|weight_lbs=259
|high_school=[[Fort Pierce Central High School|Fort Pierce (FL) Central]]
|college=[[Miami Hurricanes football|Miami (FL)]]
|draftyear=1978
|draftround=1
|draftpick=27
|pastteams=
* [[Denver Broncos]] ({{NFL Year|1978|1983}})
| highlights =
* [[Pro Football Writers of America NFL All-Rookie Team|PFWA All-Rookie Team]] ([[Pro Football Writers of America NFL All-Rookie Team#1978|1978]])
* Second-team [[College Football All-America Team|All-American]] ([[1977 College Football All-America Team|1977]])
|statlabel1=[[Quarterback sack|Sacks]]
|statvalue1=8.0
|statlabel2=[[Fumble]] recoveries
|statvalue2=2
|statlabel3=[[Interception]]s
|statvalue3=1
|pfr=LatiDo20
|image=Don Latimer, 1976.png|caption=Latimer in 1976}}

'''Donald Bertsom Latimer''' (born March 1, 1955) is an American former professional [[American football|football]] player who was a [[Defensive tackle#Nose tackle|nose tackle]] for the [[Denver Broncos]] of the [[National Football League]] (NFL) in the late 1970s and early 1980s.

Latimer was born and raised in [[Fort Pierce, Florida]]. He played high school football at [[Fort Pierce Central High School]]. Latimer attended the [[University of Miami]], where he played football as a defensive lineman in the mid-1970s.

Latimer was picked in the first round (27th overall) in the [[1978 NFL draft]] by the Denver Broncos, where he played six seasons. In 1983, he signed a contract with the [[Jacksonville Bulls]], franchise of the [[United States Football League]] (USFL).

His son, [[Zach Latimer]], was a [[linebacker]] for the [[University of Oklahoma]].

==References==
*[https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9D07E2DA1339F937A15754C0A965948260 "Bronco Lineman Jumps", ''The New York Times'', July 24, 1983]

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[[Category:1955 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Players of American football from Fort Pierce, Florida]]
[[Category:American football defensive tackles]]
[[Category:Miami Hurricanes football players]]
[[Category:Denver Broncos players]]
[[Category:Jacksonville Bulls players]]
[[Category:20th-century American sportsmen]]


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