Horace Copeland

Receptions:	115
Receiving yards:	1,977
Receiving TDs:	7

Horace Copeland
No. 88, 80
Position:	Wide receiver
Personal information
Born:	January 2, 1971 (age 53); Orlando, Florida, U.S.
Height:	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:	200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
High school:	Maynard Evans; (Orlando, Florida)
College:	Miami (FL)
NFL draft:	1993 / Round: 4 / Pick: 104
Career history
	Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1993–1997); Miami Dolphins (1998); Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1998); Oakland Raiders (1999);
Career highlights and awards
	2× National champion (1989, 1991);
Career NFL statistics
Receptions:
Receptions:	115
Receiving yards:	1,977
Receiving TDs:	7

Horace Cornellius Copeland (born January 2, 1971) is a former professional American football player who played wide receiver for seven seasons for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Miami Dolphins and Oakland Raiders. Copeland was selected in the fourth round, (#103 overall) of the 1993 NFL Draft.^[1]

Copeland is a graduate of Maynard Evans High School in Orlando, Florida, where he also established state records in the high jump and long jump. His high school made it to the 6A Football State Championship, which helped him earn a scholarship to the University of Miami, where he played until his graduation.

Throughout his playing career in the NFL, Copeland frequently celebrated touchdowns by performing a backflip.^[2]

Copeland is married to Tangela Copeland with whom he has four children. He retired in 2000.

References

^ "1993 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 31, 2023.
^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on January 18, 2013. Retrieved August 10, 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)