1. Joe Stanier Cribbs was born on January 5,1958 and is an American former professional football player who was a running back in the National Football League and United States Football League.
21 Facts About Joe Cribbs
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Joe Cribbs played college football at Auburn University along with future NFL backs William Andrews and James Brooks.
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Joe Cribbs began his professional career in 1980 with the Buffalo Bills.
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Joe Cribbs's performance earned him consensus UPI AFC Rookie of the Year honors and a spot in the Pro Bowl, the only rookie chosen as a starter that year.
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In five seasons with the team, split around a detour with the USFL, Joe Cribbs had 13 100-yard games and ran for 1,000 yards in a season three times.
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Joe Cribbs was to serve as the president of Team Alabama of the AAFL, which suspended operations shortly before it was slated to play its first games.
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Almost immediately, Joe Cribbs was named commissioner of the United National Gridiron League, which likewise failed ever to play a game.
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Joe Cribbs played his first college football game in 1976, and when the season was over, he had 171 yards on 43 rushing attempts.
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Joe Cribbs got more playing time in 1977, with 872 yards on 161 rushing attempts.
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Joe Cribbs rushed for 1,205 yards in 253 attempts, scoring 16 touchdowns, and averaging well over hundred yards a game.
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Joe Cribbs was a threat out of the backfield as well, catching right passes.
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Joe Cribbs passed the ball four times, completing three passes for 74 yards.
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Joe Cribbs was an immediate success playing for the NFL team which drafted him, the Buffalo Bills, and was named the American Football Conference Rookie of the Year for the 1980 season and as a starter in the Pro Bowl.
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Joe Cribbs played very well in each of the two subsequent seasons and was named to the Pro Bowl again following each.
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Joe Cribbs was not exactly happy in Buffalo as he especially disliked playing in their infamous cold-weather home games.
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The trial was held in Buffalo, and one of the people testifying for the Bills was head coach Kay Stephenson, who stated that Joe Cribbs was irreplaceable in the Bills lineup.
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Joe Cribbs had signed a deal in 1983 worth $2.6 million to play for Birmingham, and still five years left on the contract.
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At the time of his walkout, Joe Cribbs was leading the USFL in rushing.
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Joe Cribbs was a fairly major star with the Stallions; however, the USFL folded after its 1985 season and Joe Cribbs then returned to play in the NFL.
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Joe Cribbs played for the San Francisco 49ers in the 1986 and 1987 seasons.
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Joe Cribbs then divided the 1988 season between the Indianapolis Colts and the Miami Dolphins prior to his retirement.