Gerald Riggs
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Position (s): running back |
Jersey numbers: 42, 37 |
| born on November 6, 1960 in Tullos , Louisiana | |
| Career information | |
| Active : 1982 - 1991 | |
| NFL Draft : 1982 / Round: 1 / Pick: 9 | |
| College : Arizona | |
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| Career statistics | |
| Yards run | 8,188 |
| average | 4.1 |
| expired TDs | 69 |
| Stats at NFL.com | |
| Stats at pro-football-reference.com | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
Gerald Riggs Antonio (* 6. November 1960 in Tullos , Louisiana ) is a former American American football poker players in the position of running backs . Between 1982 and 1991 he played for the Atlanta Falcons and the Washington Redskins in the National Football League (NFL).
Early years
Riggs went to high school in Las Vegas , Nevada . He later went to Arizona State University . Here he managed to run 2,086 yards (17 touchdowns ) and take 50 passes for 550 yards for the college football team between 1978 and 1981 .
NFL
Atlanta Falcons
Riggs was selected in the first round of the 1982 NFL Draft as the ninth player by the Atlanta Falcons . In the 1985 season , he ran 1,719 yards, which is his personal best. From 1985 to 1987 he was elected to the Pro Bowl three times in a row . In his seven years for the Atlanta Falcons, he ran 6,631 yards, which is still the franchise record to this day . In total, he scored 48 touchdowns for the Falcons.
Washington Redskins
From the 1989 season he played for three years with the Washington Redskins . In those three years he scored 21 touchdowns, including 11 in his final season. He ran a total of 1,557 yards for the Redskins. In his last season he also reached the Super Bowl XXVI with the Redskins , which was also won 37:24 against the Buffalo Bills . In this game Riggs scored two touchdowns and thus contributed significantly to the title win.
Personal
His son, Cody Riggs, is also a professional American football player. He currently plays for the Orlando Apollos in the Alliance of American Football (AAF) as cornerback . Gerald Riggs Jr. , his eldest son, is also a former football running back who was under contract with the Miami Dolphins and the Chicago Bears , but could not assert himself in the NFL and was not used. He later moved to the Canadian Football League for the Toronto Argonauts .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Franchise records on pro-football-reference.com .
- ^ Cody Riggs profile . Archived from the original on April 13, 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. Retrieved April 13, 2016.
- ^ Profile of Gerald Riggs Jr. on covers.com .
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| SURNAME | Riggs, Gerald |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Riggs, Gerald Antonio (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American football player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 6, 1960 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Tullos , Louisiana , United States |