Napoleon Kaufman
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| Napoleon Kaufman | |
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| Date of birth | June 7, 1973 |
| Place of birth |  Kansas City, Missouri |
| Position(s) | Running Back |
| College | Washington |
| NFL Draft | 1995 / Round 1/ Pick 18 |
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| 1995-2000 | Oakland Raiders |
Napoleon Kaufman (born June 7, 1973) is an American football player and ordained minister. He is a former NFL running back, playing for the Oakland Raiders the entirety of his professional football career.
Kaufman was born in Kansas City, Missouri and grew up in Lompoc, California. He attended the University of Washington from 1991 to 1995, where he played on the school's football team, the Washington Huskies. He was a member of the 1991 National Championship team. More famously, he was a critical player in the 1994 "Whammy In Miami" game between the Huskies and the University of Miami at the Orange Bowl, where the Huskies ended Miami's 58-game home winning streak which dated back to 1985.
After being drafted in the 1st round of the 1995 NFL Draft by the Oakland Raiders, Kaufman also enjoyed a 6-year NFL career, amassing 4792 yards rushing with an impressive 4.90 yards per carry. Splitting time with Tyrone Wheatley much of his career, Kaufman was the Raiders' only primary back in 1997 and 1998, when he rushed for 1,294 and 921 yards in those two seasons along with 65 total receptions.
Kaufman retired abruptly at the end of the 2000 season to pursue a career as a Christian minister. Today he is the senior pastor at The Well Christian Community Church in Dublin, California.
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