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Roger Craig (American football)

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Roger Craig (American football)

Roger Timothy Craig (born July 10, 1960) is an American former professional football player who was a running back in the National Football League (NFL). He played for the San Francisco 49ers, Los Angeles Raiders and Minnesota Vikings. Craig went to four Pro Bowls and won three Super Bowls with the 49ers. He was the first NFL player to have 1,000 yards rushing and receiving in the same season. Marshall Faulk and Christian McCaffrey are the only other players to have accomplished that feat. Craig currently works as the VP of Business Development at TIBCO Software.

Infobox

Positions
Running back, fullback
Born
(1960-07-10) July 10, 1960 (age 65)Preston, Mississippi, U.S.
Height
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight
222 lb (101 kg)
High school
Davenport Central(Davenport, Iowa)
College
Nebraska (1979–1982)
NFL draft
1983: 2nd round, 49th overall pick
Games played
165
Games started
133
Rushing yards
8,189
Rushing average
4.1
Receptions
566
Receiving yards
4,911
Total touchdowns
73

Tables

· College career › College statistics
Att
Att
Season
Att
Rushing
Yds
Rushing
Avg
Rushing
Lng
Rushing
TD
Rushing
Rec
Receiving
Yds
Receiving
Avg
Receiving
Lng
Receiving
TD
1979
1979
Season
1979
Rushing
7
Rushing
31
Rushing
4.4
Rushing
8
Rushing
0
Receiving
0
Receiving
0
Receiving
0.0
Receiving
0
Receiving
0
1980
1980
Season
1980
Rushing
108
Rushing
769
Rushing
7.1
Rushing
61
Rushing
15
Receiving
0
Receiving
0
Receiving
0.0
Receiving
0
Receiving
0
1981
1981
Season
1981
Rushing
173
Rushing
1,060
Rushing
6.1
Rushing
94
Rushing
6
Receiving
12
Receiving
87
Receiving
7.3
Receiving
17
Receiving
0
1982
1982
Season
1982
Rushing
119
Rushing
586
Rushing
4.9
Rushing
34
Rushing
5
Receiving
4
Receiving
15
Receiving
3.8
Receiving
11
Receiving
0
Totals
Totals
Season
Totals
Rushing
407
Rushing
2,446
Rushing
6.0
Rushing
94
Rushing
26
Receiving
16
Receiving
102
Receiving
6.4
Receiving
17
Receiving
0
Season
Rushing
Receiving
Att
Yds
Avg
Lng
TD
Rec
Yds
Avg
Lng
TD
1979
7
31
4.4
8
0
0
0
0.0
0
0
1980
108
769
7.1
61
15
0
0
0.0
0
0
1981
173
1,060
6.1
94
6
12
87
7.3
17
0
1982
119
586
4.9
34
5
4
15
3.8
11
0
Totals
407
2,446
6.0
94
26
16
102
6.4
17
0
· NFL career statistics
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Career high
Legend
AP NFL Offensive Player of the Year
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Led the league
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Career high
· NFL career statistics › Regular season
GP
GP
Year
GP
Team
GS
Games
Att
Games
Yds
Rushing
Avg
Rushing
TD
Rushing
Rec
Rushing
Yds
Receiving
Avg
Receiving
TD
Receiving
Touch
Receiving
Y/T
Total Yds
Yds
1983
1983
Year
1983
Team
SF
Games
16
Games
13
Rushing
176
Rushing
725
Rushing
4.1
Rushing
8
Receiving
48
Receiving
427
Receiving
8.9
Receiving
4
Total Yds
224
Total Yds
5.1
Total Yds
1,152
Total TD
12
Fum
6
1984
1984
Year
1984
Team
SF
Games
16
Games
16
Rushing
155
Rushing
649
Rushing
4.2
Rushing
7
Receiving
71
Receiving
675
Receiving
9.5
Receiving
3
Total Yds
226
Total Yds
5.9
Total Yds
1,324
Total TD
10
Fum
3
1985
1985
Year
1985
Team
SF
Games
16
Games
16
Rushing
214
Rushing
1,020
Rushing
4.9
Rushing
9
Receiving
92
Receiving
1,016
Receiving
11.0
Receiving
6
Total Yds
306
Total Yds
6.8
Total Yds
2,036
Total TD
15
Fum
5
1986
1986
Year
1986
Team
SF
Games
16
Games
15
Rushing
204
Rushing
830
Rushing
4.1
Rushing
7
Receiving
81
Receiving
624
Receiving
7.7
Receiving
0
Total Yds
285
Total Yds
5.1
Total Yds
1,454
Total TD
7
Fum
4
1987
1987
Year
1987
Team
SF
Games
14
Games
14
Rushing
215
Rushing
815
Rushing
3.8
Rushing
3
Receiving
66
Receiving
492
Receiving
7.5
Receiving
1
Total Yds
281
Total Yds
4.7
Total Yds
1,307
Total TD
4
Fum
5
1988
1988
Year
1988
Team
SF
Games
16
Games
15
Rushing
310
Rushing
1,502
Rushing
4.8
Rushing
9
Receiving
76
Receiving
534
Receiving
7.0
Receiving
1
Total Yds
386
Total Yds
5.3
Total Yds
2,036
Total TD
10
Fum
8
1989
1989
Year
1989
Team
SF
Games
16
Games
16
Rushing
271
Rushing
1,054
Rushing
3.9
Rushing
6
Receiving
49
Receiving
473
Receiving
9.7
Receiving
1
Total Yds
320
Total Yds
4.8
Total Yds
1,527
Total TD
7
Fum
4
1990
1990
Year
1990
Team
SF
Games
11
Games
11
Rushing
141
Rushing
439
Rushing
3.1
Rushing
1
Receiving
25
Receiving
201
Receiving
8.0
Receiving
0
Total Yds
166
Total Yds
3.9
Total Yds
640
Total TD
1
Fum
2
1991
1991
Year
1991
Team
LA
Games
15
Games
13
Rushing
162
Rushing
590
Rushing
3.6
Rushing
1
Receiving
17
Receiving
136
Receiving
8.0
Receiving
0
Total Yds
179
Total Yds
4.1
Total Yds
726
Total TD
1
Fum
2
1992
1992
Year
1992
Team
MIN
Games
15
Games
1
Rushing
105
Rushing
416
Rushing
4.0
Rushing
4
Receiving
22
Receiving
164
Receiving
7.5
Receiving
0
Total Yds
127
Total Yds
4.6
Total Yds
580
Total TD
4
Fum
2
1993
1993
Year
1993
Team
MIN
Games
14
Games
3
Rushing
38
Rushing
119
Rushing
3.1
Rushing
1
Receiving
19
Receiving
169
Receiving
8.9
Receiving
1
Total Yds
57
Total Yds
5.1
Total Yds
288
Total TD
2
Fum
1
Career
Career
Year
Career
Team
165
Games
133
Games
1,991
Rushing
8,189
Rushing
4.1
Rushing
56
Rushing
566
Receiving
4,911
Receiving
8.7
Receiving
17
Receiving
2,557
Total Yds
5.1
Total Yds
13,100
Total Yds
73
Total TD
42
Year
Team
Games
Rushing
Receiving
Total Yds
Total TD
Fum
GP
GS
Att
Yds
Avg
TD
Rec
Yds
Avg
TD
Touch
Y/T
Yds
1983
SF
16
13
176
725
4.1
8
48
427
8.9
4
224
5.1
1,152
12
6
1984
SF
16
16
155
649
4.2
7
71
675
9.5
3
226
5.9
1,324
10
3
1985
SF
16
16
214
1,020
4.9
9
92
1,016
11.0
6
306
6.8
2,036
15
5
1986
SF
16
15
204
830
4.1
7
81
624
7.7
0
285
5.1
1,454
7
4
1987
SF
14
14
215
815
3.8
3
66
492
7.5
1
281
4.7
1,307
4
5
1988
SF
16
15
310
1,502
4.8
9
76
534
7.0
1
386
5.3
2,036
10
8
1989
SF
16
16
271
1,054
3.9
6
49
473
9.7
1
320
4.8
1,527
7
4
1990
SF
11
11
141
439
3.1
1
25
201
8.0
0
166
3.9
640
1
2
1991
LA
15
13
162
590
3.6
1
17
136
8.0
0
179
4.1
726
1
2
1992
MIN
15
1
105
416
4.0
4
22
164
7.5
0
127
4.6
580
4
2
1993
MIN
14
3
38
119
3.1
1
19
169
8.9
1
57
5.1
288
2
1
Career
165
133
1,991
8,189
4.1
56
566
4,911
8.7
17
2,557
5.1
13,100
73
42
· NFL career statistics › Postseason
GP
GP
Year
GP
Team
GS
Games
Att
Games
Yds
Rushing
Avg
Rushing
TD
Rushing
Rec
Rushing
Yds
Receiving
Avg
Receiving
TD
Receiving
Touch
Receiving
Y/T
Total Yds
YSlds
1983
1983
Year
1983
Team
SF
Games
2
Games
2
Rushing
10
Rushing
16
Rushing
1.6
Rushing
1
Receiving
10
Receiving
76
Receiving
7.6
Receiving
0
Total Yds
20
Total Yds
4.6
Total Yds
92
Total TD
1
Fum
1
1984
1984
Year
1984
Team
SF
Games
3
Games
3
Rushing
33
Rushing
136
Rushing
4.1
Rushing
1
Receiving
11
Receiving
108
Receiving
9.8
Receiving
2
Total Yds
44
Total Yds
5.5
Total Yds
244
Total TD
3
Fum
0
1985
1985
Year
1985
Team
SF
Games
1
Games
1
Rushing
9
Rushing
23
Rushing
2.6
Rushing
0
Receiving
2
Receiving
18
Receiving
9.0
Receiving
0
Total Yds
11
Total Yds
3.7
Total Yds
41
Total TD
0
Fum
0
1986
1986
Year
1986
Team
SF
Games
1
Games
1
Rushing
5
Rushing
17
Rushing
3.4
Rushing
0
Receiving
4
Receiving
22
Receiving
5.5
Receiving
0
Total Yds
9
Total Yds
4.3
Total Yds
39
Total TD
0
Fum
1
1987
1987
Year
1987
Team
SF
Games
1
Games
1
Rushing
7
Rushing
17
Rushing
2.4
Rushing
0
Receiving
9
Receiving
78
Receiving
8.7
Receiving
0
Total Yds
16
Total Yds
5.9
Total Yds
95
Total TD
0
Fum
0
1988
1988
Year
1988
Team
SF
Games
3
Games
3
Rushing
56
Rushing
274
Rushing
4.9
Rushing
2
Receiving
13
Receiving
160
Receiving
12.3
Receiving
0
Total Yds
69
Total Yds
6.3
Total Yds
434
Total TD
2
Fum
2
1989
1989
Year
1989
Team
SF
Games
3
Games
3
Rushing
62
Rushing
288
Rushing
4.6
Rushing
3
Receiving
8
Receiving
74
Receiving
9.3
Receiving
0
Total Yds
70
Total Yds
5.2
Total Yds
362
Total TD
3
Fum
1
1990
1990
Year
1990
Team
SF
Games
2
Games
2
Rushing
20
Rushing
46
Rushing
2.3
Rushing
0
Receiving
6
Receiving
70
Receiving
11.7
Receiving
0
Total Yds
26
Total Yds
4.5
Total Yds
116
Total TD
0
Fum
2
1992
1992
Year
1992
Team
MIN
Games
1
Games
0
Rushing
5
Rushing
23
Rushing
4.6
Rushing
0
Receiving
—
Receiving
—
Receiving
—
Receiving
—
Total Yds
5
Total Yds
4.6
Total Yds
23
Total TD
0
Fum
0
1993
1993
Year
1993
Team
MIN
Games
1
Games
0
Rushing
1
Rushing
1
Rushing
1.0
Rushing
0
Receiving
—
Receiving
—
Receiving
—
Receiving
—
Total Yds
1
Total Yds
1.0
Total Yds
1
Total TD
0
Fum
0
Career
Career
Year
Career
Team
18
Games
16
Games
208
Rushing
841
Rushing
4.0
Rushing
7
Rushing
63
Receiving
606
Receiving
9.6
Receiving
2
Receiving
271
Total Yds
5.3
Total Yds
1,447
Total Yds
9
Total TD
7
Year
Team
Games
Rushing
Receiving
Total Yds
Total TD
Fum
GP
GS
Att
Yds
Avg
TD
Rec
Yds
Avg
TD
Touch
Y/T
YSlds
1983
SF
2
2
10
16
1.6
1
10
76
7.6
0
20
4.6
92
1
1
1984
SF
3
3
33
136
4.1
1
11
108
9.8
2
44
5.5
244
3
0
1985
SF
1
1
9
23
2.6
0
2
18
9.0
0
11
3.7
41
0
0
1986
SF
1
1
5
17
3.4
0
4
22
5.5
0
9
4.3
39
0
1
1987
SF
1
1
7
17
2.4
0
9
78
8.7
0
16
5.9
95
0
0
1988
SF
3
3
56
274
4.9
2
13
160
12.3
0
69
6.3
434
2
2
1989
SF
3
3
62
288
4.6
3
8
74
9.3
0
70
5.2
362
3
1
1990
SF
2
2
20
46
2.3
0
6
70
11.7
0
26
4.5
116
0
2
1992
MIN
1
0
5
23
4.6
0
—
—
—
—
5
4.6
23
0
0
1993
MIN
1
0
1
1
1.0
0
—
—
—
—
1
1.0
1
0
0
Career
18
16
208
841
4.0
7
63
606
9.6
2
271
5.3
1,447
9
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