Alvin Ross

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Alvin Ross
No. 41
Position Running back
Personal information
Born (1963-05-03) May 3, 1963 (age 62)
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight235 lb (107 kg)
Career information
College Central Oklahoma
NFL draft 1987: undrafted
Career history
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Stats at Pro Football Reference
Stats at ArenaFan.com

Alvin Ross (born May 3, 1963) is a former football player in the United States. He was a running back for Barry Switzer's University of Oklahoma Sooners and for a season with the Philadelphia Eagles. He had 54 yards and a touchdown on 14 carries for the Eagles in 1987. [1]

Ross attended West Aurora High School in Aurora, Illinois. His short professional career included a stint for the Pittsburgh Gladiators. [2]

He had five touchdowns at Oklahoma in 1981 as a freshman. [3] He transferred to Central State University in 1985, but was ruled ineligible before the start of the season because he and other University of Oklahoma players, including Buster Rhymes, were alleged to have taken money from an agent. [4] In 1986, Ross was allowed to rejoin the team after a court order. [5]

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References

  1. "Alvin Ross Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
  2. Solarz, Steve (August 5, 2014). Aurora's East-West Football Rivalry: The Longest-Running Series in Illinois. Arcadia Publishing. ISBN   978-1-62585-089-8 via Google Books.
  3. "Alvin Ross College Stats, School, Draft, Gamelog, Splits". College Football at Sports-Reference.com.
  4. "NAIA Rules Alvin Ross Ineligible". The Oklahoman.
  5. Colon, Bob (August 28, 1986). "Ross Gets Court Order To Rejoin CSU's Team". The Daily Oklahoman . p. 33. Retrieved 26 September 2025.