Please answer the following question: Jerry Burch -  Gerald Thomas Jerry Burch (born December 13 1939) is a former American football tight end in the National Football League with the Oakland Raiders. He played collegiately for the Georgia Tech football team. Given a choice of categories company, educational institution, artist, athlete, office holder, mean of transportation, building, natural place, village, animal, plant, album, film or written work, the text refers to which one?
Answer:
Athlete