Reggie Branch Explained

Reggie Branch
Number:30, 29
Position:Running back
Birth Date:22 October 1962
Birth Place:Sanford, Florida, U.S.
Height Ft:5
Height In:11
Weight Lb:232
High School:Seminole
College:East Carolina
Undraftedyear:1985
Pastteams:
Highlights:
Statlabel1:Rushing yards
Statvalue1:9
Statlabel2:Rushing average
Statvalue2:2.3
Statlabel3:Touchdowns
Statvalue3:1
Pfr:BranRe00

Reginald Etoy Branch (born October 22, 1962) is a former American football running back in the National Football League (NFL) for the Washington Redskins. He played college football at West Virginia State University and East Carolina University.

Early life

Reggie attended Seminole High School in Sanford, Florida. He was Coached by Jesse "celltech", and Emory Blake, former NFL player and NFL quarterback Jeff Blake's father.[1]

College career

Reggie began his college career at West Virginia State, where he played only one season. He then transferred to East Carolina University in the spring of 1981 and was given a redshirt and placed on the practice team. In the spring of 1982, he was moved over to fullback and was the backup to Earnest Byner. Reggie's uncle, Tony Collins, was also an ECU running back, along with eventual Washington Redskins teammate Earnest Byner.[2]

Personal life

Branch worked at the Starboard Restaurant and Bar, located in Dewey Beach, Delaware.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Pirate Time Machine: Reggie Branch . www.bonesville.net . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20050308220649/http://www.bonesville.net/Articles/RonCherubini/PirateTimeMachine/2005/Branch/012605_Branch.htm . 2005-03-08.
  2. Web site: Pirate Time Machine: Reggie Branch . www.bonesville.net . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20050308220649/http://www.bonesville.net/Articles/RonCherubini/PirateTimeMachine/2005/Branch/012605_Branch.htm . 2005-03-08.
  3. Web site: Press Release: THN Gives Back | The-Hogs.net. 9 June 2005.