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Position: | Running back | ||||||
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Date of birth: | November 17, 1969 | ||||||
Place of birth: | Toledo, Ohio | ||||||
Height: | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||||||
Weight: | 201 lb (91 kg) | ||||||
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High school: | Toledo (OH) Macomber | ||||||
College: | Tennessee | ||||||
NFL Draft: | 1991 / Round: 3 / Pick: 82 | ||||||
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Kick returns: | 2 |
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Returns yards: | 40 |
Player stats at NFL.com |
Charles Eugene "Chuck" Webb (born November 17, 1969) is a former American football running back who played two seasons (1991–1992) for the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Packers in the third round of the 1991 NFL Draft. He played college football for Tennessee, where he was All-SEC in 1989, and set the school's single-game rushing record of 294 yards in a game against Ole Miss on November 18, 1989.
During the second game of Tennessee's 1990 season, Webb suffered a season-ending knee injury from which he never completely recovered.
Webb was raised in Toledo, Ohio. At age 10, he suffered a broken leg, and was told by doctors at the time that a future in sports was unlikely. He recovered, however, and was a three-year starter at tailback for Toledo's Macomber High School. During his junior year, he rushed for nearly 1,800 yards, and was named "Ohio Back of the Year." In the championship game against Waite, Webb carried 24 times for 311 yards, and twice scored on runs longer than 95 yards. He also ran track, and won the state championship in the 100-meter dash with a time of 10.5 seconds.
Webb entered his senior year at Macomber a preseason All-American. In spite of playing part of the season with a broken hand, he rushed for 1,590 yards, averaging 10.7 yards per carry. He rushed 13 times for 275 yards in a game against DeVilbiss, and carried 13 times for 268 yards and three touchdowns in just one half against Woodward. In an important game against Central Catholic, Webb rushed for 213 yards on just 12 carries, and scored touchdowns on runs of 56 yards, 76 yards, and 15 yards, the latter pulling Macomber to within a point with just a few seconds left in the fourth quarter (a subsequent two-point conversion attempt failed). He was named an All-American by USA Today and several other publications at the end of the season.