Robb Riddick

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Robb Riddick
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Position: Running back
Personal information
Born: (1957-04-26) April 26, 1957 (age 67)
Quakertown, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Career information
High school: Perkasie (PA) Pennridge
College: Millersville
NFL draft: 1981  / Round: 9 / Pick: 241
Career history
Player stats at PFR

Robbert Lee Riddick (born April 26, 1957) is a former American football running back in the National Football League (NFL) who played for the Buffalo Bills. He played college football at Millersville University, as a running back and defensive back. He set numerous of the school's records in football as well as track and field. Riddick was drafted by the Bills in the ninth round, 241st overall, of the 1981 NFL Draft. [1] [2]

Riddick played six seasons for the Bills. He started eight games and ran for 632 total yards in 1986, and he became a short-yardage specialist in 1988. He sat out the 1982 and 1985 seasons after sustaining injuries to his right knee during training camp. [3]

Riddick's first 100-yard rushing game [4] of his career helped Hall of Fame coach Marv Levy record his first win as the Bills new coach on November 9, 1986. [5]

Because of his high-jumping ability, Riddick became a short-yardage weapon for the Bills in 1988. He scored 12 rushing touchdowns, [6] all but three of which were from the opponent's 1-yard line; the longest of his rushing touchdowns was five yards. He added one TD reception and a blocked punt returned for a touchdown in the regular season plus one rushing TD in the Bills' playoff win over the Houston Oilers in the 1988 AFC Divisional Playoff Game to total 15 TDs [7] [8] that year, his final season of his NFL career.

He suffered what turned out to be a career-ending knee injury in the 1989 preseason finale against the Atlanta Falcons. [9] [10]

Riddick's oldest son, Ian Riddick, played defensive back at the University of Pittsburgh. His youngest son, Andre Riddick, played for Ohio State University. His daughter, Gabrielle Riddick, is a high academic achiever and plays the upright bass. [ citation needed ]

Before attending Millersville, Riddick went to Pennridge High School, where he was an outstanding football player. Riddick is from an accomplished family of other professional football players. His brother is former NFL safety and current ESPN broadcaster Louis Riddick. [11] His cousins, Will Lewis and Tim Lewis, also played in the NFL and currently hold management positions for professional football teams.

He struggled with financial problems after retiring from the NFL. [12] In 1994, unemployed and facing debt of $340,000, he filed bankruptcy. [13]

As of 2020, Riddick worked in Atlanta as a fitness instructor. [14]

In 2021, he was named to the first class of Millersville University's Wall of Honor. [15]

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  1. ↑ "1981 Buffalo Bills Draftees". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2022-08-17.
  2. ↑ "Courier express. (Buffalo, N.Y.) 1964-1982, April 30, 1981, Image 12" (1981/04/30). 1981-04-30: 12.{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  3. ↑ "RIDDICK WANTS TO SHUFFLE FOR BUFFALO PRO FOOTBALL". The Morning Call. Retrieved 2022-08-17.
  4. ↑ "Robb Riddick 1986 Game Log". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2022-08-17.
  5. ↑ DeLuca, Dave. "30 years ago today: Marv Levy wins first game". Buffalo News. Retrieved 2022-08-17.
  6. ↑ "Robb Riddick 1988 Game Log". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2022-08-17.
  7. ↑ "Robb Riddick Career Touchdown Log". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2022-08-17.
  8. ↑ Robb Riddick 15 TDs 1988 , retrieved 2022-08-17
  9. ↑ Carucci, Vic. "RIDDICK'S SEASON ENDED BY INJURY; KNEE TENDON TORN". Buffalo News. Retrieved 2022-08-17.
  10. ↑ Carucci, Vic. "RIDDICK RETIRES". Buffalo News. Retrieved 2022-08-17.
  11. ↑ "Brothers who played pro football" (PDF). March 7, 2017.
  12. ↑ Warner, Gene. "RIDDICK HIT HARD BY REALITY AFTER GLORY DAYS END FORMER BILLS RUNNING BACK UPBEAT AS HE TACKLES DEBTS". Buffalo News. Retrieved 2022-08-17.
  13. ↑ Herbeck, Dan. "EX-RUNNING BACK FOR THE BILLS FILES FOR BANKRUPTCY RIDDICK OWES CREDITORS $340,000". Buffalo News. Retrieved 2022-08-17.
  14. ↑ Herbeck, Dan. "Trooper was last person seen with woman who vanished in 1985, police say". Buffalo News. Retrieved 2022-08-17.
  15. ↑ "Millersville football announces plans for wall of honor, recognizes first class of honorees". Millersville. Retrieved 2022-08-17.
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