1. Earnest Alexander Byner was born on September 15,1962 and is an American former professional football player who was a running back in the National Football League.
22 Facts About Earnest Byner
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Earnest Byner played college football for the East Carolina Pirates.
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Earnest Byner is the running backs coach of Out-of-Door Academy.
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Earnest Byner was inducted into the East Carolina Hall of Fame in 1998.
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Earnest Byner is a member of Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity.
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Earnest Byner was drafted by the Cleveland Browns in the tenth round of the 1984 NFL draft.
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Earnest Byner played for the Browns, Washington Redskins and the Baltimore Ravens.
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Earnest Byner finished his 14-year NFL career ranked 16th on the NFL's all-time rushing list with 8,261 yards on 2,095 carries, with 56 touchdowns.
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Earnest Byner caught 512 passes for 4,605 yards and 15 touchdowns, returned 33 kickoffs for 576 yards, and scored a touchdown on a recovered fumble, totaling 13,442 all-purpose yards and 72 career scores.
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Earnest Byner helped the Browns reach the AFC Championship game in both 1986 and 1987 seasons, meeting the Denver Broncos in both games.
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Earnest Byner powered past the Bronco line and looked sure to score a game-tying touchdown when Bronco defensive back Jeremiah Castille managed to strip him of the ball.
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The play, now known simply as The Fumble, became the play for which Earnest Byner is best remembered.
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Earnest Byner played another season with Cleveland before being traded to the Washington Redskins for running back Mike Oliphant before the start of the 1989 season.
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Earnest Byner was a Pro Bowl selection in 1990 when he ranked fourth in the NFL with 1,219 yards rushing and in 1991 when he ranked fifth in the NFL with 1,048 yards rushing.
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Earnest Byner worked in the Baltimore Ravens front office as the director of player development after retiring as a player.
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Earnest Byner was the first player to be inducted into the Ravens' Ring of Honor in 2000.
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In January 2004, Earnest Byner was hired to be the running backs coach on Joe Gibbs' staff.
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Earnest Byner held the same position with the Redskins organization for four seasons.
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On March 10,2008, Earnest Byner was officially announced as the running backs coach for the Tennessee Titans.
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Earnest Byner was replaced by the Titans on January 25,2010, by former running backs coach for the Jacksonville Jaguars, Kennedy Pola.
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Earnest Byner was named the Jacksonville Jaguars running backs coach on February 4,2010.
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Earnest Byner was named the Tampa Bay Buccaneers running backs coach on February 19,2012, but was let go after the 2013 season when the head coach and GM were fired.