Greg Pruitt
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| Greg Pruitt | |
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| Date of birth: | June 18, 1951 |
| Place of birth: |  Houston, Texas |
| Career information | |
| Position(s): | Running Back |
| College: | Oklahoma |
| NFL Draft: | 1973 / Round: 2 / Pick 30 |
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| 1973-1981 1982-1984 |
Cleveland Browns Los Angeles Raiders |
| Career highlights and Awards | |
| Pro Bowls: | 5 |
| Stats at NFL.com | |
| College Football Hall of Fame | |
Gregory Donald Pruitt (born August 18, 1951 in Houston, Texas) is a former American football running back in the NFL from 1973 through 1984. He was selected to five Pro Bowls, four as a member of the Cleveland Browns and one as a member of the Los Angeles Raiders, the last one as a kick returner. He was also part of the Raiders' Super Bowl XVIII winning team.
Pruitt was an All-American at the University of Oklahoma in 1971 and 1972, Greg was All Big 8 as well in '71 and '72. He ranks third among Sooners in career all-purpose yards. Pruitt gained 3,122 rushing yards, 491 receiving yards, 139 yards on punt returns and 679 yards returning kickoffs. Pruitt scored 41 career touchdowns as a Sooner.
In 1999 he was inducted to the College Football Hall of Fame.
The Greg Pruitt rule[1] established tear-away jerseys as illegal. Pruitt purposely wore flimsy jerseys that ripped apart in the hands of would-be tacklers.
^ Raider Rules. raidershistory.net (2007-02-21). Retrieved on 2007-10-13.
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