Vernon Turner

Vernon Turner
Position(s)
Running back
Wide receiver
Born January 6, 1967 (1967-01-06) (age 45)
Brooklyn, New York
Career information
Year(s) 19901995
College Carson-Newman College
Professional teams
Career stats
Rushing att-yards 13-71
Receptions-yards 9-90
Touchdowns 2
Stats at NFL.com
Career highlights and awards
  • 1st Tampa Bay Buccaneer player to ever return a punt for a touchdown during a regular season game.

Vernon Maurice Turner is a retired American professional football player who played running back for six seasons for the Buffalo Bills, Los Angeles Rams, Detroit Lions and Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the NFL.[1]

In high school, Vernon played at Curtis High School in Staten Island, New York. He broke several records previously held by such standouts as Mike Prezutti, Kenny Dale, Nat Stepany, and Floyd Lark. He then attended Carson-Newman College in Tennessee where he was a standout as a running back.

Vernon also wrote and published his autobiography titled "The Next Level: A Game I Had To Play."

References

  1. ^ Vernon Turner. nfl.com

((website: Vernon M. Turner)) = www.vernonturner.com