Donald Buckram

Donald Buckram

UTEP Miners–No. 3
Position	Running back
Major	Electronic Media
Personal information
Born:	February 9, 1988 (1988-02-09) (age 37) Fort Hood, Texas, U.S.
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight	195 lb (88 kg)
Career history
College	University of Texas-El Paso (2006–2010)
High school	Copperas Cove High School, Copperas Cove, Texas
Career highlights and awards
Led CUSA in rushing in 2009

Donald Ray Buckram Jr. (born February 9, 1988) is an American college football coach and former running back. ^[1] He played college football for the UTEP Miners football team. In 2009, he led Conference USA in rushing with 1,594 yards and 18 touchdowns, including 262 yards in a win over the #14 ranked University of Houston Cougars. ^{[2] [3]} In December 2009, he was named a Fourth team All-American by Phil Steele. ^{[4] [5]}

In July 2011, he was released by the Cleveland Browns after failing a physical. ^[6]

He now coaches running backs at Copperas Cove High School with head coach Jason Hammett. ^[7]

See also

• List of NCAA major college football yearly scoring leaders

References

1. Donald Buckram Archived 2010-01-25 at the Wayback Machine UTEP Athletics
2. Mandel, Stewart (October 4, 2009). "Stewart Mandel: Gators' first test, Clausen's Heisman chances". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved January 29, 2020.
3. Donald Buckram at ESPN.com
4. "Buckram Tabbed Fourth Team All-American By Phil Steele'". The University of Texas at El Paso Athletics. Retrieved January 29, 2020.
5. "Buckram rushes for the Miners and El Paso aiming for the NFL". Borderzine. July 9, 2010.
6. Abc-7, Kvia (July 28, 2011). "Former UTEP Running Back Donald Buckram Released by Browns". KVIA.
7. "Cove football players recognized during annual banquet | Copperas Cove Leader Press". www.coveleaderpress.com. March 3, 2020.