Curt Warner

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Curt Warner
Position (s):
running back 		Jersey numbers:
28, 21
born March 18, 1961 in Wyoming , West Virginia
Career information
Active : 1983 - 1990
NFL Draft : 1983 / Round: 1 / Pick: 3
College : Penn State
Teams
Career statistics
Runs     1,698
erlaufene yards     6,844
Yards per run     4.0
Touchdowns     56
Stats at NFL.com
Stats at pro-football-reference.com
Career highlights and awards
College Football Hall of Fame

Curtis Edward Warner (* 18th March 1961 in Wyoming , West Virginia ) is a former American American football poker players. He played the running back position in the National Football League , primarily for the Seattle Seahawks .

college

Warner played college football at Pennsylvania State University for the Penn State Nittany Lions between 1979 and 1982 . In his first year he was still used as a substitute, where he ran 391 yards and 2 touchdowns in 84 runs. In his sophomore year he was a starter , running 192 times, reaching 922 yards and six touchdowns. With the Nittany Lions, he then moved into the 1980 Fiesta Bowl , which they won against the Ohio State Buckeyes . In 1981, Warner scored 8 touchdowns and 1,044 yards in 171 runs. With the Nittany Lions he then moved back into the Fiesta Bowl, which they won against the USC Trojans . He was voted All-American for the first time this year for his achievements . In his senior year in college, he scored 1,041 yards and 8 touchdowns with 198 runs, for which he was again named All-American. Warner made it to the Sugar Bowl with the Nittany Lions , where they became champions after beating the Georgia Bulldogs . When he left, he held a total of 42 team records.

On December 8, 2009, he was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame .

NFL

Seattle Seahawks

Warner was selected as the third player in the first round of the 1983 NFL Draft by the Seattle Seahawks . In his rookie season he ran 334 times, scoring 13 touchdowns and 1,449 yards, leading the American Football Conference (AFC) and making a significant contribution to the Seahawks reaching their first play-offs and their first AFC Championship game which they lost to the Los Angeles Raiders . He was nominated for the Pro Bowl that season and voted All-Pro . The following season he suffered a knee injury in the first game of the season and was then absent for the rest of the season. The 1986 season was his statistically best as he ran 1,481 yards and caught 41 passes. He was re-elected to the Pro Bowl and All-Pro. In the 1987 season he ran a total of 234 times, scoring 8 touchdowns and 985 yards, but only played 12 games, partly because he sustained an ankle injury in week 15. However, he was appointed to the Pro Bowl for the third and last time of his career and voted All-Pro. In the 1988 season he ran 1025 yards and 10 touchdowns in 266 runs, which was his last season in which he ran over 1000 yards. In the 1989 season his performance decreased, which is why he was increasingly replaced by John L. Williams . He ran only 631 yards and 3 touchdowns in 194 runs.

On November 27, 1994, he was inducted into the Seattle Seahawks Ring of Honor .

Los Angeles Rams

On March 30, 1990, he moved to the Los Angeles Rams . There he changed his jersey number from 28 to 21. On November 7, 1990, he was fired by the Rams, whereupon he ended his career after eight seasons.

Others

Warner was selected in the 1979 MLB Draft in the 32nd round by the Philadelphia Phillies .

Warner and his wife founded after the birth of her on autism sufferer twins Curt Warner Autism non-profit Foundation .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d e f Curt Warner Elected to College Football Hall of Fame. Retrieved January 20, 2016 .
  2. ↑ a b c Former Penn State running back Curt Warner to be inducted into College Football Hall of Fame. July 16, 2010, accessed January 20, 2016 .
  3. ^ Curt Warner elected to College Football Hall of Fame. April 30, 2009, accessed January 20, 2016 .
  4. ^ Brian Lester: Seattle Seahawks (Inside the NFL) . All Sports, Indianapolis 2010, pp. 21–21.
  5. ^ Brian Lester: Seattle Seahawks (Inside the NFL) . All Sports, Indianapolis 2010, 23
  6. ↑ Ankle Injury Forces Warner Out of Oiler Game. Los Angeles Times, December 27, 1987, accessed January 20, 2016 .
  7. ↑ Clare Farnsworth: Happy Birthday to Curt Warner. (No longer available online.) In: seahawks.com. Seattle Seahawks, March 18, 2014, archived from the original on January 21, 2016 ; accessed on January 20, 2016 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.seahawks.com
  8. ↑ a b Warner in Camp; Bell on Trading Block: Rams: Former Seahawk gets acquainted with new situation. Robinson says the club intends to deal Bell as early as this week. Los Angeles Times, May 22, 1990, accessed January 20, 2016 .
  9. ↑ On this date: John Kasey's late kick caps big day for Curt Warner and Chris Warren. (No longer available online.) In: seahawks.com. Seattle Seahawks, Nov 27, 2015; archived from the original on January 21, 2016 ; accessed on January 20, 2016 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.seahawks.com
  10. ↑ Thomas George: Curt Warner Is on a Mission. In: nytimes.com. New York Times , August 13, 1990, accessed January 20, 2016 .
  11. ↑ Tim Kawakami: Warner Gets His Release From Rams. November 7, 1990, accessed January 20, 2016 .
  12. ^ Draft Report: 1970s. In: mlb.com. Major League Baseball , accessed January 21, 2016 .
  13. ^ Curt Warner. Accessed January 21, 2016 .
personal data
SURNAME Warner, Curt
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Warner, Curtis Edward (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American football player
DATE OF BIRTH March 18, 1961
PLACE OF BIRTH Wyoming , West Virginia