Jerry Eckwood RB 43
CollegeHeightWeightDate of birth
Arkansas 6-0 200 26-Dec-54
How acquired3rd round pick 1979
How leftCamp cut 1982
Seasons playedGamesStarts
1979-81 47 30

Profile
Solid reliable running back who played three seasons with the Bucs and started over half the games he played in. The emergence of James Wilder made Eckwood expendable at the end of the 1981 season. Had a 42-yard option pass to Larry Mucker during the 1979 NFC Championship game that was the longest offensive play of the game for the Bucs. Once was the only member of his high school track team and finished with only one point less than the winning team.
Selected as the 77th Greatest player in Buccaneer history in 2007

1979 1980 1981
GamesStartsGamesStartsGamesStarts
16 10 15 8 16 12

Rushing
Season No. Yards Avg LG TD
1979 194 690 3.6 61 2
1980 149 504 3.4 35 2
1981 172 651 3.8 59 2
Total 515 1,845 3.6 61 6
Receiving
Season No. Yards Avg LG TD
1979 22 268 12.2 31 0
1980 47 475 10.1 40 1
1981 24 213 8.9 33 0
Total 93 956 10.3 40 1
Passing
Season Att Com Yards Int TD Rating
1979 1 0 0 0 0 0.0
1980 4 0 0 0 0 0.0
Total 5 0 0 0 0 0.0