Kevin Long (running back)
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Position: | Running back | ||||||
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Born: | Clinton, South Carolina, U.S. | January 20, 1955||||||
Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||
Weight: | 212 lb (96 kg) | ||||||
Career information | |||||||
High school: | Clinton (SC) | ||||||
College: | South Carolina | ||||||
NFL draft: | 1977 / Round: 7 / Pick: 195 | ||||||
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Kevin Fernando Long (born January 20, 1955) is a former American football running back who played in the National Football League (NFL) and the United States Football League (USFL).
College
Long attended University of South Carolina and was a standout fullback for the Gamecocks. He rushed for 2,372 yards, 8th overall on Carolina's all-time list as of 2006. His average per rush was 5.3 yards and he was the first Gamecock player to compile 1,000 yards in a season (1975). In 2002, Long was inducted into the University of South Carolina Athletic Hall of Fame, and in 2003, into the State of South Carolina Athletic Hall of Fame.
NFL/USFL
Long was selected in the 7th round (195th overall) by the New York Jets in the 1977 NFL Draft and played five solid seasons for the Jets, until 1981. However, he is probably best remembered as a former USFL player. He played three seasons in the newly formed league, first for the Chicago Blitz in 1983, and then for the Arizona Wranglers in 1984. Due to the full-team trade that occurred during the first off-season between Chicago and Arizona, the 1984 Arizona team was basically the same team that had played in Chicago in 1983. After the 1984 season, Arizona then merged with the Oklahoma Outlaws franchise, and he played for the new Arizona Outlaws team in 1985.
NFL career statistics
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Regular season
Year | Team | Games | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||
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GP | GS | Att | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | ||
1977 | NYJ | 14 | 4 | 56 | 170 | 3.0 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 17 | 3.4 | 7 | 0 |
1978 | NYJ | 16 | 16 | 214 | 954 | 4.5 | 27 | 10 | 26 | 204 | 7.8 | 17 | 0 |
1979 | NYJ | 12 | 6 | 116 | 442 | 3.8 | 25 | 7 | 10 | 115 | 11.5 | 27 | 0 |
1980 | NYJ | 15 | 7 | 115 | 355 | 3.1 | 18 | 6 | 20 | 137 | 6.9 | 16 | 0 |
1981 | NYJ | 16 | 0 | 73 | 269 | 3.7 | 19 | 2 | 13 | 66 | 5.1 | 18 | 3 |
73 | 33 | 574 | 2,190 | 3.8 | 27 | 25 | 74 | 539 | 7.3 | 27 | 3 |
Playoffs
Year | Team | Games | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||
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GP | GS | Att | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | ||
1981 | NYJ | 1 | 0 | 8 | 28 | 3.5 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
1 | 0 | 8 | 28 | 3.5 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Current status
Today, Long works in sales for a vending machine company. He is married and has three daughters. His eldest daughter won a track and field scholarship to the University of Georgia. His second daughter plays volleyball at the College of Charleston.
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