Rick U. Parros (born June 14, 1958) is a former American football running back in the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Denver Broncos in the fourth round of the 1980 NFL draft, for whom he played from 1981 through 1984. He was Denver's leading rusher in 1981 with 749 yards on 176 carries.[1] He played college football at Utah State.
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Position: | Running back | ||||||
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Born: | Brooklyn, New York, U.S. | June 14, 1958||||||
Height: | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||
Weight: | 200 lb (91 kg) | ||||||
Career information | |||||||
High school: | Granite (South Salt Lake, Utah) | ||||||
College: | Utah State | ||||||
NFL draft: | 1980 / Round: 4 / Pick: 107 | ||||||
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Parros also played for the Seattle Seahawks in 1985 and 1987.
NFL career statistics
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Bold | Career high |
Year | Team | Games | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||
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GP | GS | Att | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | ||
1981 | DEN | 16 | 16 | 176 | 749 | 4.3 | 25 | 2 | 25 | 216 | 8.6 | 26 | 1 |
1982 | DEN | 9 | 9 | 77 | 277 | 3.6 | 14 | 1 | 37 | 259 | 7.0 | 24 | 2 |
1983 | DEN | 6 | 5 | 30 | 96 | 3.2 | 13 | 1 | 12 | 126 | 10.5 | 33 | 2 |
1984 | DEN | 15 | 2 | 46 | 208 | 4.5 | 25 | 2 | 6 | 25 | 4.2 | 9 | 0 |
1985 | SEA | 4 | 0 | 8 | 19 | 2.4 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 27.0 | 27 | 0 |
1987 | SEA | 1 | 1 | 13 | 32 | 2.5 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
51 | 33 | 350 | 1,381 | 3.9 | 25 | 7 | 82 | 660 | 8.0 | 33 | 5 |
References
edit- ^ Morton, Craig; Dater, Adrian (2008). "Then Morton Said to Elway. . .": The Best Denver Broncos Stories Ever Told. Triumph Books. p. 70. ISBN 9781617491993. Retrieved August 30, 2016.