Tom Rathman
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
| Tom Rathman | |
|---|---|
| Date of birth | October 7, 1962 |
| Place of birth |  Grand Island, Nebraska |
| Position(s) | Fullback |
| College | Nebraska |
| NFL Draft | 1986 / Round 3/ Pick 56 |
| Statistics | |
| Team(s) | |
| 1986-1993 1994 |
San Francisco 49ers Los Angeles Raiders |
Tom Rathman (born October 7, 1962 in Grand Island, Nebraska) is a former American football fullback who played for the San Francisco 49ers (1986-1993) and the Los Angeles Raiders (1994). He is currently the Oakland Raiders running backs coach and was hired by new head coach Lane Kiffin. He currently resides in Bloomfield Hills, MI with his wife and three daughters.
Contents |
[edit] College Career
Rathman was a three-year letterwinner in football at the University of Nebraska. He finished his college career with 1,425 rushing yards, and averaged over six yards per carry.
[edit] Professional Career
Rathman's professional career spanned nine years. The first seven of those with the San Francisco 49ers. While in San Francisco, he was teamates with another former Nebraska alumnus, Roger Craig, for whom he blocked. Rathman helped lead the 49ers to two Super Bowl Championships, rushing for 38 yards, catching 4 passes for 43 yards, and scoring two touchdowns in Super Bowl XXIV. In 1989, he led all NFL running backs in receiving with 73 receptions for 616 yards. He spent his last season with the Los Angeles Raiders.
Rathman finished his NFL season career with 2,020 rushing yards, 320 receptions for 2,684 yards, 5 kickoff returns for 103 yards, and 34 touchdowns.
[edit] Coaching Career
After retiring as a player, Rathman joined the 49ers coaching staff in 1997, serving as running backs coach until 2002. In 2003 he accompanied head coach Steve Mariucci to the Detroit Lions where Rathman was running backs coach during Mariucci's tenure with the Lions. Now currently holds the same position for the Oakland Raiders
[edit] Redwood Shores
Tom has kept his home in beautiful Redwood Shores, California. He shortly moved to Michigan with his family, but he kept his house in California to stay close with his neighbors and to move back into when his coaching seasons were over with Detroit.
