Jerry Eckwood RB 43 College Height Weight Date of birth Arkansas 6-0 200 26-Dec-54 How acquired 3rd round pick 1979 How left Camp cut 1982 Seasons played Games Starts 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 Games Starts Games Starts Games Starts 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