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LEXINGTON, Ky. – Former Colonel and Pittsburgh Steeler Tim Lester will be inducted into the Kentucky Pro Football Hall of Fame on Friday.
 
Lester will become the eighth former EKU player enshrined in the Kentucky Pro Football Hall of Fame, joining Wally Chambers (2006), Jason Dunn (2006), John Jackson (2009), Yeremiah Bell (2010), Chad Bratzke (2013), Aaron Jones (2015) and Myron Guyton (2016).
 
The ceremony will be held at the Lexington Opera House beginning at 7 p.m.
 
Lester was taken in the 10th round of the 1992 NFL Draft by the Los Angeles Rams and played his first three seasons in the NFL with that franchise.
 
In 1993, Lester paved the way as rookie Jerome "The Bus" Bettis rushed for 1,429 yards.  Lester's blocking helped Bettis run for 1,025 yards in 1994. 
 
From 1995 to 1998 Lester played for Pittsburgh, helping the Steelers reach Super Bowl 30 in 1995.  In his four seasons with Pittsburgh, the team made three playoff appearances, winning 11 games twice and 10 games once. 
 
In 1996, Lester and Bettis were reunited as backfield mates with the Steelers.  Lester spent his final three seasons with in Pittsburgh opening holes for the All-Pro running back.  Bettis rushed for 1,431 yards in 1996, 1,665 in 1997 and 1,185 in 1998. 
 
Lester closed his pro career in 1999 with the Cowboys.  In eight NFL seasons, he played in 93 games, rushed 33 times for 126 yards and scored two touchdowns on the ground.  He also caught 47 passes for 331 yards.
 
Lester played four seasons (1988-91) at EKU for Head Coach Roy Kidd, playing both fullback and tailback.  The Miami, Florida native came to Eastern in 1987 but was forced to miss that season with an injury.  As a freshman in 1988, he was chosen first team All-Ohio Valley Conference after finishing second in the league in rushing with 1,239 yards, behind only teammate Elroy Harris.  He had the 10th-best rushing total in the Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) that year.  Lester was recognized as the OVC Rookie of the Week five times that season. 
 
As a sophomore in 1989, Lester played just two games following another injury, after entering the season as the top ranked running back in FCS by The Sporting News.  He returned to form as a junior in 1990 and rushed for 1,047 yards, which included 291 yards versus Tennessee Tech, the most in one game in FCS that season.  Lester finished the 1990 season with the second highest rushing total in the OVC and the 17th-best in the nation. 
 
As a senior in 1991, Lester was again chosen first-team All-OVC after finishing fourth in the conference with 1,204 yards rushing, scoring 17 touchdowns and tying for the conference lead in scoring. 
 
Lester finished his career with 3,640 yards rushing, currently the sixth-most all-time in program history, and scored 37 touchdowns.  While at Eastern, he helped the Colonels compile a 42-8 record, win three conference titles and advanced to the semifinals of the FCS playoffs twice.  He was inducted into the EKU Athletics Hall of Fame in 2011. 
 
Lester graduated with a bachelor's degree in criminal justice. 
 
Upon completion of his pro football career, Lester started a non-profit organization called Newfoundlife Youth Football which mentored, tutored, prepared and trained at-risk athletes to be successful on and off the field.
 
Other 2018 inductees into the Kentucky Pro Football Hall of Fame include Tommy Bell, Guy Morriss, Ernest Givins and Wesley Woodyard.