Tim Dwight          

HIGH SCHOOL: Tim Dwight attended City High School and lived in or near Iowa City, Iowa. His first carry as a freshman went for an 80-yard TD. He was all-state three times in football, and led City High to the Class 4A state title in 1993, rushing for 236 yards and four touchdowns in the championship game. He rushed for 2,126 yards and scored 43 touchdowns. He was a four-time state champion in the 200-meter dash, and a three-time winner in the long jump. He was named the Register's male high school athlete of the year in 1994. He chose Iowa and Coach Hayden Fry over Stanford and South Carolina.

COLLEGE: He was a two-time All-American for the Hawks, playing from 1994-1997. In 1997, he was a consensus first-team All-American and finished seventh in the balloting for the Heisman Trophy. He finished his college career with Big Ten Conference records for punt return yardage (1,102) and punts returned for touchdowns (5). He left Iowa with 139 catches for 2,271 yards and 21 touchdowns.

His awards in college include: Consensus first team All-American in football (1997); Two-time Football All-American (1996, 1997); First Team All-Big Ten conference in Football (1997); Track and Field All-American (1999); Big Ten Championships Athlete of the Meet (1999); Four-time Big Ten Conference Champion: 100 Meters (1999), 4 x 100 Meter Relay (1998, 1999), and 4 x 400 Meter Relay (1999); and All-Big Ten in Track (1999).

PROFESSIONAL: He was originally drafted by the Atlanta Falcons in the fourth round of the 1998 NFL Draft, and he played professionally for the Falcons, San Diego Chargers, New England Patriots, New York Jets and Oakland Raiders of the NFL, for a total of 10 years. His pro career was most remembered for his 94-yard touchdown return on a kickoff in Super Bowl XXXIII for the Falcons against the Denver Broncos.

OTHER: On November 24, 2015, an annual award from the Big Ten Conference was created in honor of him and Johnny Rodgers of Nebraska called the Rodgers-Dwight Return Specialist of the Year. He was named to the Des Moines Register's All-Century high school team. In 2025, he was elected into the NFHS National High School Hall of Fame.

Born 7/13/1975 and is 50 years old.