Craig Bingham (American football)
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| Position: | Linebacker | ||||||||||
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September 29, 1959 Kingston, Jamaica |
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| Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||||
| Weight: | 220 lb (100 kg) | ||||||||||
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| High school: | Stamford High School | ||||||||||
| College: | Syracuse | ||||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 1982 / Round: 6 / Pick: 167 | ||||||||||
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| Games Played: | 40 |
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| Games Started: | 4 |
| Fumbles recovered: | 1 |
| Kick returns / Yds: | 1 / 15 |
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Craig Marlon Bingham (born September 26, 1959) is a former American football linebacker who played five seasons in the NFL with the Pittsburgh Steelers and the San Diego Chargers. He is distinguished as being the first Jamaican to play in the National Football League.
Bingham was born in Kingston, Jamaica and attended Stamford High School in Stamford, Connecticut.
He matriculated at Syracuse University. His college teammates included future Hall of Famer Art Monk as well as several other future NFL players: Gary Anderson, Joe Morris, Jim Collins, Craig Wolfley, Andrew Gissinger and Bill Hurley.
Bingham was selected by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the sixth round of the 1982 NFL Draft. Over the first two seasons of his career he was used primarily as a special teams player by the Steelers. Early in the 1983 season he suffered a knee injury which was significantly exacerbated in a playoff loss to the Oakland Raiders. The injury was initially thought to be career-ending, but after three surgeries and significant rehab, Bingham was back in time for the 1984 season.
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