Scott Dierking

Scott Dierking (born May 24, 1955) is a former running back in the National Football League. He played for the New York Jets from 1977-1983 after being drafted in Round 4 of the 1977 NFL Draft.

Scott Dierking
No. 25
Position:Running back
Personal information
Born: (1955-05-24) May 24, 1955
Naval Station Great Lakes (IL)
Height:6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight:222 lb (101 kg)
Career information
High school:West Chicago (IL) Community
College:Purdue
NFL Draft:1977 / Round: 4 / Pick: 90
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Rushing yards:2,915
Average:4.0
Rushing touchdowns:18
Receptions:124
Receiving yards:1,028
Receiving touchdowns:5
Player stats at NFL.com

College career

Before his NFL career, he played for Purdue University. In 1976, Dierking was named First Team All-Big Ten Conference.

Statistics

Source:[1]

NCAA Collegiate Career statistics
Purdue Boilermakers
Season Rushing Receiving
AttYardsAvgYds/GTDRecYardsTD
1973 331705.215.522330
1974 1647794.870.85101860
1975 1809145.183.1791250
1976 2011,0005.090.9118920
NCAA Career Totals 5782,8635.065.125294360

During his playing career, he was sometimes referred to as the human "coke machine" because of his build and toughness.

Personal life

His son, Dan Dierking, attended Wheaton Warrenville South High School in Wheaton, Illinois where he broke several of Harold "Red" Grange's records and carried his 2006 football team to a state championship. Thus he won 2006 Illinois Player of the Year Awards. He attended Purdue University on a full-ride scholarship as a running back/full back. He was the team's starting FB for the 2009 season, was Purdue's finest cover man on special teams and was voted team captain for the 2010 season.

References
  1. "Scott Dierking". www.sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 21, 2016.
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