Tim Spencer

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Timothy Spencer (born December 10, 1960 in Martins Ferry, Ohio) is a former American football player who played in the National Football League and the United States Football League.

Contents 1 Career 2 Coaching 3 Profile 4 Career Stats

[edit] Career

Spencer was drafted by the Chicago Blitz of the United States Football League in 1983 after a college football career at Ohio State where he ran for 1371 yards in his senior season. He closed out his career with 3,553 yards rushing and still ranks third on OSU's all-time rushing list, trailing only Heisman Trophy winners Archie Griffin (5,589) and Eddie George (3,768). Tim shared time with Kevin Long as the starting running back with Chicago and rushed for 1157 yards on 300 carries with 6 touchdowns in his rookie season.

In 1984, Tim played for the Arizona Wranglers and rushed for 1212 yards on 227 carries for a 5.3 yards per carry average. He also ran for 17 touchdowns. Tim played for the Memphis Showboats in 1985 and rushed for 789 yards on 198 carries with 3 touchdowns.

Tim finished as the 3rd leading rusher in USFL history.

In 1985, he signed to play in the National Football League for the San Diego Chargers and rushed for 478 yards on 124 carries with 10 touchdowns that season. His biggest NFL season was in 1989, when he rushed for 521 yards on 134 carries. He was a limited reserve for the rest of his career with the Chargers and retired after the 1990 season.

[edit] Coaching

Spencer returned to Ohio State in 1994 as the running back coach. He continued at that position through 2003. He is currently the running back coach for the Chicago Bears, since 2004.

[edit] Profile

• Height: 6 ft 1 in
• Weight: 220 lb.
• Birthday: December 10, 1960
• Hometown: St. Clairsville, Ohio

[edit] Career Stats

• USFL
  • Carries-725
  • Yards-3158
  • Touchdowns-26
  • Yards Per Carry-4.4

• NFL
  • Carries-474
  • Yards-1792
  • Touchdowns-19
  • Yards Per Carry-3.8

Preceded by Art Schlichter	Ohio State Buckeyes Football Season MVP 1982	Succeeded by John Frank
Preceded by Calvin Murray	Ohio State Buckeyes Starting Tailbacks 1981-1982	Succeeded by Keith Byars

Ohio State Buckeyes Football I-Formation Tailbacks
Griffin • Logan • Springs • Murray • Spencer • Byars • Wooldridge • Workman • Snow • Smith • Harris • George • Pearson • Wiley • Combs • Wells • Clarett • Ross • Pittman