Tony Cherry | |
Number: | 23, 24, 4, 20, 10 |
Position: | Running back |
Birth Date: | February 8, 1963 |
Birth Place: | Tripoli, Libya |
Height Ft: | 5 |
Height In: | 7 |
Weight Lb: | 187 |
High School: | Victor Valley (Victorville, California) |
College: | Oregon |
Draftyear: | 1986 |
Draftround: | 9 |
Draftpick: | 240 |
Pastteams: | |
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Statlabel1: | Rushing yards |
Statvalue1: | 107 |
Statlabel2: | Rushing average |
Statvalue2: | 4.5 |
Statlabel3: | Touchdowns |
Statvalue3: | 1 |
Pfr: | CherTo20 |
Anthony Earl Cherry (born February 8, 1963) is a former running back in the Canadian Football League (CFL) with the B.C. Lions. He was selected in the 1986 NFL draft by the San Francisco 49ers in the ninth round (240th pick) out of the University of Oregon.[1] He is distinguished as being the first Libyan to play in the National Football League (NFL). Cherry's height is 5'7".[2]