Lawrence Ricks

Lawrence Ricks

Infobox NFL player
Name=Lawrence Ricks
team=Kansas City Chiefs


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Position=RB/KR
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College=Michigan
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Birthplace=city-state|Barberton|Ohio
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NFLDraftedYear=1983
NFLDraftedRound=8
NFLDraftedPick=220
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Big Ten Champion (2x)
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Lawrence Tallmagde Ricks (born birth date and age|1961|6|4 in city-state|Barberton|Ohio) is a former American football professional running back and kick returner who was drafted by the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League and Michigan Panthers of the United States Football League. Ricks had been a star running back for the Michigan Wolverines football team. He played for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League. Ricks attended Barberton High School. [cite web|url=http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=RICKSLAW01|title=Lawrence Ricks|accessdate=2007-12-15|date=2006|publisher=databaseSports.com|work=databaseFootball.com]

College

Ricks played in two Rose Bowls and a Bluebonnet Bowl for the University of Michigan. [cite web|url=http://www.mgoblue.com/document_file/fbl-bowl-history-2003.pdf|title=Michigan's Bowl History|accessdate=2007-12-15|publisher=University of Michigan & Host Interactive] He led all rushers in the January 1 1983 Rose Bowl, which was a rematch of the December 311981 Bluebonnet Bowl against the UCLA Bruins football team. [cite web|url=http://bentley.umich.edu/athdept/football/bowls/1983rose.htm|title=Michigan's Bowl Game History: 1983 Rose Bowl|publisher=The Regents of the University of Michigan|date=2007-03-25|accessdate=2007-12-15] Bo Schembechler started Ricks for six games and Butch Woolfolk for six games during the 1980 NCAA Division I-A football season. [cite web|url=http://bentley.umich.edu/athdept/football/fbteam/1980fbt.htm|title=1980 Football Team|publisher=The Regents of the University of Michigan|date=2007-03-31|accessdate=2007-12-15] Woolfolk started all 12 games during the 1981 NCAA Division I-A football season. [cite web|url=http://bentley.umich.edu/athdept/football/fbteam/1981fbt.htm|title=1981 Football Team|publisher=The Regents of the University of Michigan|date=2007-03-31|accessdate=2007-12-15] Then, during the 1982 NCAA Division I-A football season, Ricks started all twelve games and was named first team All-Big Ten. [cite web|url=http://bentley.umich.edu/athdept/football/fbteam/1982fbt.htm|title=1982 Football Team|publisher=The Regents of the University of Michigan|date=2007-03-31|accessdate=2007-12-15] Ricks totaled 2751 rushing yards at Michigan, including ten 100-yard games and 24 touchdowns. His senior season totals were 1388 yards, including seven 100-yard games. [cite web|url=http://stats.ath.umich.edu/football/footstart.php|title=Michigan Football Statistic Archive Query Page|publisher=Regents of the University of Michigan|date=2003|accessdate=2007-12-15]

Professional career

Ricks was drafted in the eighth round of the 1983 NFL Draft by the Dallas Cowboys. [cite web|url=http://www.databasefootball.com/draft/draftyear.htm?yr=1983&lg=nfl|title=1983 NFL Player Draft|accessdate=2007-12-15|publisher=databaseSports.com|work=databaseFootball.com] He was also drafted in the 1983 USFL Territorial Draft by the Michigan Panthers. [Cite web|url=http://www.usfl.info/1983territorial.html|title=1983 USFL Territorial Draft|publisher=USFL.INFO|accessdate=2007-12-15|date=2007] John Mackovic used Ricks sparingly in the NFL where he totaled 29 yards rushing, 5 yards receiving, and 83 yards returning kickoffs. [cite web|url=http://www.nfl.com/players/lawrencericks/careerstats?id=RIC816240|title=All-Time Players:Lawrence Ricks|publisher=NFL Enterprises LLC|accessdate=2007-12-15|date=2007]

ee also

*Lists of Michigan Wolverines football rushing leaders

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