Rick Berns

American football player (born 1956)
American football player
Rick Berns
No. 36, 40
Position:Running back
Personal information
Born: (1956-02-03) February 3, 1956 (age 68)
Kadena Air Base,
Okinawa, Japan
Height:6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:205 lb (93 kg)
Career information
High school:Wichita Falls (TX)
College:Nebraska
NFL draft:1979 / Round: 3 / Pick: 80
Career history
  • Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1979–1980)
  • Los Angeles Raiders (1982–1983)
Career highlights and awards
  • Super Bowl champion (XVIII)
Career NFL statistics
Rushing yards:255
Average:3.8
Touchdowns:0
Player stats at PFR

Richard Rickey Berns (born February 5, 1956) is an American former professional football player who was a running back in the National Football League (NFL). He was selected by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the third round of the 1979 NFL draft and later played for the Los Angeles Raiders. In his final season in 1983, the Raiders won Super Bowl XVIII.

Born at Kadena Air Force Base in Japan, he played high school football in Texas at Wichita Falls and college football at Nebraska under head coach Tom Osborne.[1][2]

After football, Berns returned to Texas and worked in construction management in San Antonio.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Rick Berns Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
  2. ^ Looney, Douglas S. (November 1978). "Nebraska was on the loose". Sports Illustrated. p. 22.
  3. ^ Rasmussen, Butch (November 7, 2015). "A Husker remembers his great moments". North Platte Telegraph. (Nebraska). Retrieved December 26, 2018.

External links

  • Nebraska Cornhuskers bio
  • Sports Illustrated – cover – November 20, 1978
  • Sports Reference – college football statistics – Rick Berns
  • Career statistics and player information from NFL.com · Pro Football Reference
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Tampa Bay Buccaneers 1979 NFL draft selections
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Los Angeles Raiders Super Bowl XVIII champions