- Don Nottingham
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Don Nottingham Date of birth: June 26, 1949 Place of birth: Widen, West Virginia Career information Position(s): Running back College: Kent State NFL Draft: 1971 / Round: 17 / pIck 441 Organizations As player: 1971-1973
1973-1977Baltimore Colts
Miami DolphinsPlaying stats at DatabaseFootball.com Don Nottingham (born June 26, 1949 in Widen, West Virginia) was an American football running back who played for the Baltimore Colts and Miami Dolphins of the National Football League. He was affectionately referred to as 'The Human Bowling Ball' because of his short stature and wide girth.
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Early career & college
He attended Ravenna High School in Ravenna, Ohio and played college football at nearby Kent State University. He was a three-year letterman, and captained the team his senior year. He finished his college career with 2,515 yards on 602 carries. He also made the first-team All-Mid-American Conference teams in 1969 and 1970.
Pro career
Nottingham was drafted in the 17th round of the 1971 NFL Draft by the Baltimore Colts, the next-to-the-last player picked. He spent two full years with the team, and was traded midway through the 1973 NFL season to the Dolphins. He was part of the Dolphins team that won Super Bowl VIII over the Minnesota Vikings 24-7. He spent the remainder of his career backing up Larry Csonka and Mercury Morris, although he got a large number of carries, and finished in the top ten of all running backs for rushing touchdowns during the 1974, 1975, and 1976 seasons. He retired after the 1977 NFL season, and finished his career with 2,496 yards and 34 touchdowns on 611 carries, as well as 67 catches for 502 yards. The Don Nottingham Cup is given to the top Kent State offensive player at the end of spring practice.
Career statistics
Regular season
Rushing Receiving Season Team League GP Att Yds TD Rec Yds TD 1971 Baltimore NFL 14 95 388 5 15 88 0 1972 Baltimore NFL 14 123 466 3 25 191 0 1973 Bal/Mia NFL 14 52 252 1 3 26 0 1974 Miami NFL 14 66 273 8 3 40 0 1975 Miami NFL 14 168 718 12 9 66 0 1976 Miami NFL 14 63 185 3 4 33 0 1977 Miami NFL 14 44 214 2 8 58 0 Regular season totals 98 611 2496 34 67 502 0 External links
Miami Dolphins Super Bowl VIII Champions 1 Garo Yepremian | 10 Don Strock | 12 Bob Griese | 13 Jake Scott | 15 Earl Morrall | 20 Larry Seiple | 21 Jim Kiick | 22 Mercury Morris | 23 Charles Leigh | 25 Tim Foley | 26 Lloyd Mumphord | 29 Tom Smith | 34 Ron Sellers | 36 Don Nottingham | 39 Larry Csonka (MVP) | 40 Dick Anderson | 42 Paul Warfield | 45 Curtis Johnson | 48 Henry Stuckey | 49 Charles Babb | 51 Larry Ball | 53 Bob Matheson | 55 Irv Goode | 57 Mike Kolen | 58 Bruce Bannon | 59 Doug Swift | 62 Jim Langer | 64 Ed Newman | 65 Maulty Moore | 66 Larry Little | 67 Bob Kuechenberg | 70 Larry Woods | 72 Bob Heinz | 73 Norm Evans | 75 Manny Fernandez | 76 Willie Young | 77 Doug Crusan | 79 Wayne Moore | 80 Marv Fleming | 81 Howard Twilley | 82 Bo Rather | 83 Vern Den Herder | 84 Bill Stanfill | 85 Nick Buoniconti | 86 Marlin Briscoe | 88 Jim Mandich | 89 Charley Wade
Head Coach: Don Shula
Coaches: Bill Arnsparger | Monte Clark | Tom Keane | Bill McPeak | Mike Scarry | Carl TaseffCategories:- 1949 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Pennsylvania
- American football running backs
- Players of American football from Pennsylvania
- Baltimore Colts players
- Miami Dolphins players
- Kent State Golden Flashes football players
- People from Clay County, West Virginia
- People from Portage County, Ohio
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