Tim Biakabutuka
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| Position | Running back | ||||||||||||||
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| Born | January 24, 1974 Kinshasa, Republic of Zaire | ||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 215 lb (98 kg) | ||||||||||||||
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| High school | Jacques-Rousseau (QC) Vanier College | ||||||||||||||
| College | Michigan (1993–1995) | ||||||||||||||
| NFL draft | 1996: 1st round, 8th overall pick | ||||||||||||||
| CFL draft | 1996: 6th round, 46th overall pick | ||||||||||||||
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Tshimanga "Tim" Biakabutuka (born January 24, 1974) is a former American football running back. He played college football at the University of Michigan from 1993 to 1995, and was drafted with the eight overall pick in the 1996 NFL draft by the Carolina Panthers of the National Football League (NFL). He holds the Michigan Wolverines single-season rushing record with 1,818 rushing yards in 1995. He is also distinguished as being the first Zairian to play in the NFL.