Scott Dierking Explained

Scott Dierking
Number:25
Position:Running back
Birth Date:24 May 1955
Birth Place:Naval Station Great Lakes, Illinois, U.S.
Height Ft:5
Height In:10
Weight Lbs:218
High School:West Chicago (IL) Community
College:Purdue
Draftyear:1977
Draftround:4
Draftpick:90
Pastteams:
Highlights:
Statlabel1:Rushing attempts
Statvalue1:734
Statlabel2:Rushing yards
Statvalue2:2,915
Statlabel3:Receptions
Statvalue3:124
Statlabel4:Receiving yards
Statvalue4:1,028
Statlabel5:Total TDs
Statvalue5:23
Pfr:DierSc00

Scott Dierking (born May 24, 1955) is an American former professional football player who was a running back in the National Football League (NFL). He played for the New York Jets from 1977 to 1983 after being selected in the fourth round of the 1977 NFL draft.

College career

Before his NFL career, he played for Purdue University. In 1976, Dierking was named First-team All-Big Ten Conference.

Statistics

Source:[1]

SeasonRushingReceiving
Att Yards Avg Yds/G TD Rec Yards TD
197333 170 5.2 15.5 2 2 33 0
1974164 779 4.8 70.8 5 10 186 0
1975180 914 5.1 83.1 7 9 125 0
1976201 1,000 5.0 90.9 11 8 92 0
NCAA Career Totals578 2,863 5.0 65.1 25 29 436 0

During his playing career, he was sometimes referred to as the human "coke machine" because of his build and toughness.

NFL career statistics

Regular season

YearTeamGamesRushingReceiving
GP GS Att Yds Avg Lng TD Rec Yds Avg Lng TD
NYJ14 5 79 315 4.0 21 0 4 29 7.3 15 1
NYJ15 13 170 681 4.0 26 4 19 152 8.0 17 0
NYJ16 14 186 767 4.1 40 3 10 121 12.1 27 0
NYJ16 13 156 567 3.6 15 6 19 138 7.3 22 1
NYJ16 4 74 328 4.4 15 1 26 228 8.8 23 1
NYJ9 0 38 130 3.4 11 1 12 80 6.7 13 1
NYJ16 1 28 113 4.0 31 3 33 275 8.3 19 0
TAM8 2 3 14 4.7 9 0 1 5 5.0 5 1
110 52 734 2,915 4.0 40 18 124 1,028 8.3 27 5

Playoffs

YearTeamGamesRushingReceiving
GP GS Att Yds Avg Lng TD Rec Yds Avg Lng TD
NYJ1 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 7 52 7.4 16 0
NYJ3 0 6 16 2.7 9 1 4 22 5.5 7 0
4 0 6 16 2.7 9 1 11 74 6.7 16 0

Personal life

His son, Dan Dierking, attended Wheaton Warrenville South High School in Wheaton, Illinois where he broke several of Harold "Red" Grange's records and carried his 2006 football team to a state championship; he subsequently won the 2006 Illinois Player of the Year Award. He attended Purdue University as a scholarship running back/full back. He was the team's starting FB for the 2009 season, was Purdue's finest cover man on special teams and was voted team captain for the 2010 season.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Scott Dierking . Sports Reference LLC . www.sports-reference.com . November 21, 2016.