Eric McCoo
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| Eric McCoo | |
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| Date of birth: | September 6, 1980 |
| Place of birth: |  Morehead City, NC |
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| Position(s): | Running back |
| Jersey №: | 25, 22 |
| College: | Penn State |
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| 2003 2004 |
Berlin Thunder Philadelphia Eagles |
| Stats at DatabaseFootball.com | |
Eric Franklin McCoo (born September 6, 1980 in Morehead City, North Carolina) is an American football running back in the NFL for the Philadelphia Eagles and Chicago Bears. He played college football at Penn State University.
McCoo began his pro career as a rookie free agent with the Bears in 2002. He was acquired by the Eagles as a free agent in 2003. Allocated by Philadelphia to NFL Europe, he led the league in rushing and won MVP of World Bowl XII with the Berlin Thunder, highlighted by a World Bowl record 67-yard touchdown run. McCoo parlayed his successful NFL Europe experience into a spot on the Eagles practice squad on September 22, 2004, and was later promoted to the active roster on December 28, 2004 during the Eagles run to a NFC championship and appearance in Super Bowl XXXIX.
Eric was released by the Eagles before the 2005 season and was not claimed by any other team.
[edit] College
McCoo finished his college career ranked ninth on Penn State's all-time rushing list with 2,518 yards, leading the Nittany Lions in rushing three years. As a freshman, he compiled 822 yd. on 127 carries and posted the top single-game rushing total by a freshman in school history (206 yd. vs. Michigan State). A native of Red Bank, New Jersey[1], he earned High School All-American honors at Red Bank Regional High School.[2]
McCoo majored in recreational management at Penn State.
[edit] Personal
Between his time with the Bears and the Eagles, McCoo worked for Peapod, a home delivery service, where he drove a truck and delivered groceries to customers ordering online. "The worst were the 3-story walkups," he said. "It always seemed that they were having a sale on 2-liter bottles of soda and people were stocking up, buying 15-20 bottles at a time. It kept me I shape, though." He resides in IL.
[edit] References
- ^ Drape, Joe. "COLLEGE FOOTBALL; Penn State Batters Buckeyes to Win", The New York Times, October 17, 1999. Accessed December 29, 2007. "Three quarters later, after being pinballed about by McCoo, a native of Red Bank, N.J., they looked as if they were rooted in the Beaver Stadium grass and McCoo was watering them."
- ^ Eric McCoo player profile, Philadelphia Eagles. Accessed June 23, 2007. "Earned All-America honors at Red Bank (NJ) Regional HS, where he went 204-1,785-26 TDs rushing as a senior."
