Gene Eric Lang (born March 15, 1962) is an American former professional football player who was a running back in the National Football League (NFL). He played seven seasons for the Denver Broncos and the Atlanta Falcons. He attended Louisiana State University, where he played college football for the LSU Tigers and earned All-SEC honors as a freshman.[1] He had 20 total touchdowns in his professional career: 11 rushing and nine receiving.[2] He is perhaps best known for his role in the 1986 AFC Championship Game as his great recovery of a kickoff set up what is known in NFL lore as “The Drive”. Lang lives in Denver, Colorado, and owns a mortgage lending business.[3]
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| Position: | Running back | ||||||||
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| Born: | March 15, 1962 Pass Christian, Mississippi, U.S. | ||||||||
| Height: | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 196 lb (89 kg) | ||||||||
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| College: | LSU | ||||||||
| NFL draft: | 1984 / round: 11 / pick: 298 | ||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||
| Career NFL statistics | |||||||||
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NFL career statistics
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Regular season
edit| Year | Team | Games | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||
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| GP | GS | Att | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | ||
| 1984 | DEN | 16 | 0 | 8 | 42 | 5.3 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 24 | 6.0 | 9 | 1 |
| 1985 | DEN | 12 | 2 | 84 | 318 | 3.8 | 26 | 5 | 23 | 180 | 7.8 | 24 | 2 |
| 1986 | DEN | 15 | 2 | 29 | 94 | 3.2 | 14 | 1 | 13 | 105 | 8.1 | 26 | 2 |
| 1987 | DEN | 12 | 8 | 89 | 303 | 3.4 | 28 | 2 | 17 | 130 | 7.6 | 29 | 2 |
| 1988 | ATL | 16 | 3 | 53 | 191 | 3.6 | 19 | 0 | 37 | 398 | 10.8 | 50 | 1 |
| 1989 | ATL | 15 | 7 | 47 | 176 | 3.7 | 22 | 1 | 39 | 436 | 11.2 | 32 | 1 |
| 1990 | ATL | 3 | 0 | 9 | 24 | 2.7 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| 89 | 22 | 319 | 1,148 | 3.6 | 28 | 11 | 134 | 1,280 | 9.6 | 50 | 9 | ||
Playoffs
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| GP | GS | Att | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | ||
| 1984 | DEN | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | DEN | 3 | 0 | 16 | 55 | 3.4 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 2.0 | 4 | 0 |
| 1987 | DEN | 3 | 2 | 13 | 83 | 6.4 | 42 | 2 | 2 | 32 | 16.0 | 25 | 0 |
| 7 | 2 | 29 | 138 | 4.8 | 42 | 2 | 5 | 38 | 7.6 | 25 | 0 | ||
References
edit- ^ Singleton, Maurice. "Gene Lang dedicates jersey and Super Bowl helmet to Pass Christian High". Sun Herald. Retrieved December 10, 2020.
- ^ "Gene Lang NFL Football Statistics". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 16, 2016.
- ^ Singleton, Maurice. "Gene Lang dedicates jersey and Super Bowl helmet to Pass Christian High". Sun Herald. Retrieved December 10, 2020.
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