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| Wide receiver / Return specialist | |
| Personal information | |
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| Date of birth: May 17, 1952 | |
| Place of birth: Jacksonville, Florida | |
| High School: New Stanton Senior High School (Jacksonville, Florida) | |
| Height: 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | Weight: 174 lb (79 kg) |
| Career information | |
| College: Texas Southern | |
| NFL Draft: 1976 / Round: 3 / Pick: 88 | |
| Debuted in 1976 for the Pittsburgh Steelers | |
| Last played in 1978 for the New York Giants | |
| Career history | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| Career NFL statistics as of 1978 | |
| Games played | 40 |
| Kick returns/ yards | 40/ 793 |
| Receptions/ yards | 10/ 166 |
| Rushes/ yards | 5/ 41 |
| Touchdowns | 1 |
| Stats at NFL.com | |
| Stats at pro-football-reference.com | |
| Stats at DatabaseFootball.com | |
Ernest Leon "Ernie" Pough (born May 17, 1952) is a former American football player who performed in three seasons in the National Football League for the Pittsburgh Steelers and New York Giants.
Pough grew up in Jacksonville, Florida and attended college at Texas Southern University in Houston, Texas, a historically black college which at the time competed in Division II. He was a four-time All-America track athlete as well as a running back and wide receiver on the school's football team.[1]
Pough was drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the third round of the 1976 NFL Draft. Although he was considered undersized for the NFL, his sprinter's speed (he ran the 100 metres in 9.3 seconds) made him a threat.[1]
He played for the Steelers for two seasons before being traded along with guard Jim Clack to the New York Giants prior to the 1978 season in exchange for offensive lineman John Hicks.[2] He played one season with the Giants before ending his football career.
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