Joe Cribbs
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| Joe Cribbs | |
|---|---|
| Date of birth | January 5, 1958 |
| Place of birth | Sulligent, Alabama |
| Position(s) | RB |
| College | Auburn |
| NFL Draft | 1980 / Round 2 |
| Pro Bowls | 3 |
| Statistics | |
| Team(s) | |
| 1980-1983, 1985 1984 1986-1987 1988 1988 |
Buffalo Bills Birmingham Stallions USFL San Francisco 49ers Indianapolis Colts Miami Dolphins |
Joe Stanier Cribbs (born January 5, 1958 in Sulligent, Alabama) is a retired NFL and USFL football running back. He played collegiately at Auburn University along with future NFL backs William Andrews and James Brooks. He began his professional career in 1980 with the Buffalo Bills.
After being drafted in the second round of the 1980 NFL Draft, Cribbs went on to start all 16 games of his rookie year with Buffalo, finishing with 1185 rushing yards and 11 touchdowns. His performance earned him consensus AFC Rookie of the Year honors and a spot in the Pro Bowl, the only rookie chosen as a starter that year. In five seasons with the team, split around a detour with the USFL, Cribbs had 13 100-yard games and ran for 1,000 yards in a season three times.
In the spring of 1984, Cribbs left the Bills in a contract dispute and signed on as a member of the Birmingham Stallions of the United States Football League (USFL).
[edit] References
- About.com. "AFL/AFC Rookie of the Year". Retrieved 19 June 2005.
- databaseFootball.com. "Joe Cribbs Past Stats, Statistics, History, and Awards". Retrieved 19 June 2005.
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