Rich Erenberg

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Rich Erenberg
No. 24
Position: Running back
Personal information
Born: (1962-04-17) April 17, 1962 (age 62)
Chappaqua, New York, U.S.
Height:5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight:200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
High school: Horace Greeley
(Chappaqua, New York)
College: Colgate
NFL draft: 1984  / round: 9 / pick: 247
Career history
Career NFL statistics
Rushing yards:642
Rushing average:3.7
Total touchdowns:10
Player stats at PFR

Richard Mark Erenberg (born April 17, 1962) is an American former professional football running back in the National Football League (NFL). He played three seasons for the Pittsburgh Steelers, who selected him in the ninth round of the 1984 NFL draft. [1] As of 2009, he was tied for the most kickoff returns in a single game by a Steeler with seven on September 2, 1984. [2] He currently resides in Peters Township, Pennsylvania.

Early life

Erenberg graduated from Horace Greeley High School in 1980. [3]

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References

  1. ↑ "1984 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 12, 2023.
  2. ↑ Freedman, Lew (2009). Pittsburgh Steelers: The Complete Illustrated History. MBI Publishing Company. p. 183. ISBN   9780760336458 . Retrieved December 26, 2017.
  3. ↑ Vitelli, Andrew (March 4, 2013). "Best Horace Greeley Athletes of All Time". Inside Press. Retrieved February 16, 2019.


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