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12 Facts About Curvin Richards

1.

Curvin Richards was born on December 26,1968 and is a former professional American football running back who played for three seasons in the National Football League.

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Curvin Richards spent two seasons with the Dallas Cowboys and one season with the Detroit Lions in 1993.

3.

Curvin Richards attended LaPorte High School where he became a starter as a sophomore and produced 1,577 rushing yards.

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Curvin Richards accepted a football scholarship form the University of Pittsburgh.

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Curvin Richards was a third-team running back when his freshman season started.

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Curvin Richards finished the season as the Division I-A leading freshman rusher and the second freshman in school history to have a 1,000 yard season.

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Curvin Richards had 3 games where he rushed for over 200 yards.

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8.

Curvin Richards rushed for a career-high 264 yards against East Carolina University, at the time the fourth best single-game mark in school history.

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Curvin Richards lost three games due to this severe sprained ankle and started only three of the last five games of the season, which made his statistics drop to 682 rushing yards and 2 touchdowns.

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Curvin Richards was selected by the Dallas Cowboys in the fourth round of the 1991 NFL draft, after he dropped because of a poor junior year.

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Curvin Richards was the team's second leading rusher in the preseason and had the Cowboys longest run.

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Curvin Richards made the team as the backup to future Hall of Fame running back Emmitt Smith, but was placed on the injured reserve list after the second game of the season.