Martine Bercher
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PositionDefensive back
BornFebruary 23, 1944
Fort Smith, Arkansas, U.S.
Fort Smith, Arkansas, U.S.
DiedDecember 7, 2005 (aged 61)
Fort Smith, Arkansas, U.S.
Fort Smith, Arkansas, U.S.
CollegeArkansas
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| Position | Defensive back |
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| Born | February 23, 1944 Fort Smith, Arkansas, U.S. |
| Died | December 7, 2005 (aged 61) Fort Smith, Arkansas, U.S. |
| Career information | |
| College | Arkansas |
| NFL draft | 1967: 6th round, 151st overall pick |
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Martine Bercher (February 23, 1944 – December 7, 2005) was an American football defensive back for the University of Arkansas Razorbacks football team from 1962-1966.[2] He was a member of the 1964 National Championship team that won the 1965 Cotton Bowl Classic, and was named to the University of Arkansas All Century Team in 1994.
Bercher attended the University of Arkansas from 1962 to 1966, where he would become an All-American. Bercher played under Frank Broyles as a defensive back, and was a sophomore on the 1964 National Championship team.