Terry Kirby
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Position: | Running back | ||||||||||
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Born: | Hampton, Virginia,U.S. | January 20, 1970||||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||||
Weight: | 225 lb (102 kg) | ||||||||||
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High school: | Tabb(Tabb, Virginia) | ||||||||||
College: | Virginia | ||||||||||
NFL draft: | 1993/ Round: 3 / Pick: 78 | ||||||||||
Career history | |||||||||||
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Terry Gayle Kirby(born January 20, 1970) is an American former professionalfootballplayer who was arunning backfor 10 seasons in theNational Football League(NFL) from 1993 to 2002. Standing 6'1 ", he playedcollege footballfor theVirginia Cavaliers.He is the younger brother of formerMajor League BaseballplayerWayne Kirby.Co Owner of Ultimate Sports Institute in Weston, Florida and now is a coach for the Weston Warriors.[citation needed]He also won the Superhole III cornhole champion in 2022[citation needed]
High school
[edit]Kirby playedhigh school footballatTabb High SchoolinYork County, Virginia,leading his team to a state championship in 1987. He was selected toParade'sAll-Americateam and theUSA TodayAll-USA team after his senior year in 1988.[1][2]As of 2014, he holds theVirginia High School Leaguerecords for most 100-yard rushing games, career (36), most consecutive 100-yard games (26), and career rushing attempts (995). He ranks fourth in career points scored, third in career touchdowns, and second in career rushing yards with 7,428. In 2007, he was inducted into the Virginia High School League Hall of Fame.[3]
Also a standout high school basketball player, his 2,246 career points rank 17th on the all-time VHSL scoring list. Participating in the 1988Arby's Classic,he holds the tournament records for most field-goal attempts, game (33), and most field-goal attempts, tournament (105).[4]
College career
[edit]Kirby played running back for theUniversity of Virginiafrom 1989 to 1992, finishing his career as the school's all-time leader in rushing yards (3,348), a mark that has since been eclipsed byTiki BarberandThomas Jones.He led theAtlantic Coast Conference(ACC) in rushing in 1990 and 1992. He led his team in receptions his junior and senior seasons and ranks fifth in career all-purpose yards at UVA.[5]
Professional career
[edit]Kirby was drafted in the third round by the Miami Dolphins in 1993.[6]His best year as a pro came during the1996 seasonas a member of theSan Francisco 49ers,when he started 10 games and rushed for 559 yards on 134 carries. He finished his NFL career with 2,875 rushing yards, 3,222 receiving yards and 43 total touchdowns (including three kickoff returns and one punt return for touchdown). He also completed 4 passes on 6 attempts in his career, with three touchdowns and no interceptions.[7]
Kirby broke his ankle in 2002 in a Week 7 contest against theSan Diego Chargers.He left the game on a cart with his leg in an aircast.
Following his NFL career, Kirby worked as a personal trainer.[8]
Camp Wekeela
[edit]Kirby spends his summers working with children atCamp Wekeela.He dedicates his time to teach special programs like tackle football, strength and fitness and speed training.[9]
NFL career statistics
[edit]Regular season
[edit]Year | Team | Games | Rushing | Receiving | Punt returns | Kickoff returns | |||||||||||||||||
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GP | GS | Att | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | Ret | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | Ret | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | ||
1993 | MIA | 16 | 8 | 119 | 390 | 3.3 | 20 | 3 | 75 | 874 | 11.7 | 47 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 85 | 21.3 | 26 | 0 |
1994 | MIA | 4 | 4 | 60 | 233 | 3.9 | 30 | 2 | 14 | 154 | 11.0 | 26 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
1995 | MIA | 16 | 4 | 108 | 414 | 3.8 | 38 | 4 | 66 | 618 | 9.4 | 46 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
1996 | SF | 14 | 10 | 134 | 559 | 4.2 | 31 | 3 | 52 | 439 | 8.4 | 52 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 |
1997 | SF | 16 | 3 | 125 | 418 | 3.3 | 38 | 6 | 23 | 279 | 12.1 | 82 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 124 | 41.3 | 101 | 1 |
1998 | SF | 9 | 0 | 48 | 258 | 5.4 | 31 | 3 | 16 | 134 | 8.4 | 25 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | 340 | 20.0 | 33 | 0 |
1999 | CLE | 16 | 10 | 130 | 452 | 3.5 | 28 | 6 | 58 | 528 | 9.1 | 78 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 230 | 20.9 | 28 | 0 |
2000 | OAK | 2 | 0 | 11 | 51 | 4.6 | 28 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 6.3 | 9 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
2001 | OAK | 11 | 0 | 10 | 49 | 4.9 | 20 | 0 | 9 | 62 | 6.9 | 9 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | 46 | 1,066 | 23.2 | 90 | 1 |
2002 | OAK | 6 | 0 | 16 | 51 | 3.2 | 13 | 0 | 17 | 115 | 6.8 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 79 | — | 79 | 1 | 19 | 425 | 22.4 | 96 | 1 |
Career | 110 | 39 | 761 | 2,875 | 3.8 | 38 | 27 | 333 | 3,222 | 9.7 | 82 | 12 | 1 | 82 | 82.0 | 79 | 1 | 101 | 2,292 | 22.7 | 101 | 3 |
Postseason
[edit]Year | Team | Games | Rushing | Receiving | Punt returns | Kickoff returns | |||||||||||||||||
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GP | GS | Att | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | Ret | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | Ret | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | ||
1995 | MIA | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 68 | 8.5 | 19 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
1996 | SF | 2 | 2 | 22 | 57 | 2.6 | 12 | 0 | 8 | 59 | 7.4 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 33 | 6.6 | 15 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
1997 | SF | 2 | 2 | 31 | 141 | 4.5 | 22 | 2 | 7 | 31 | 4.4 | 12 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
1998 | SF | 2 | 0 | 14 | 54 | 3.9 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 21 | 5.3 | 9 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
2000 | OAK | 2 | 0 | 11 | 37 | 3.4 | 17 | 0 | 4 | 76 | 19.0 | 32 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
2001 | OAK | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 157 | 22.4 | 26 | 0 |
Career | 11 | 4 | 82 | 300 | 3.7 | 22 | 3 | 31 | 255 | 8.2 | 32 | 11 | 5 | 33 | 6.6 | 15 | 0 | 7 | 157 | 22.4 | 26 | 0 |
References
[edit]- ^"Parade All-Americans".Tennessee Prep Football Database.RetrievedOctober 25,2014.
- ^"All-USA players: 1988".usatoday.com.RetrievedOctober 25,2014.
- ^"Virginia High School League Book of Records".Archived fromthe original(PDF)on March 4, 2016.RetrievedOctober 25,2014.
- ^"Arby's Classic".RetrievedOctober 25,2014.
- ^"2014 Virginia Football Fact Book"(PDF).RetrievedOctober 25,2014.[permanent dead link]
- ^"1993 NFL Draft Listing".Pro-Football-Reference.com.RetrievedMarch 31,2023.
- ^"Terry Kirby Career Stats".nfl.com.RetrievedOctober 25,2014.
- ^"Terry Kirby".Ultimate Sports Institute and Fitness Center.RetrievedOctober 25,2014.
- ^"Camps: Camp-Wekeela".k12academics.com.February 6, 2014.
- 1970 births
- Living people
- American men's basketball players
- American football running backs
- Cleveland Browns players
- Miami Dolphins players
- Oakland Raiders players
- San Francisco 49ers players
- Virginia Cavaliers football players
- Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball players
- Players of American football from Hampton, Virginia
- People from York County, Virginia
- Basketball players from Hampton, Virginia
- Tabb High School alumni