Damien Nash
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| Position: | Running back | ||||||||
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| Date of birth: | April 14, 1982 | ||||||||
| Place of birth: | St. Louis, Missouri | ||||||||
| Date of death: | February 24, 2007 (aged 24) | ||||||||
| Place of death: | St. Louis, Missouri | ||||||||
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| College: | Missouri | ||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 2005 / Round: 5 / Pick: 142 | ||||||||
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| Rushing Yards: | 98 |
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| Rushing Avg.: | 4.1 |
| Receiving Yards: | 55 |
| Player stats at NFL.com | |
Damien Darnell Nash (April 14, 1982 – February 24, 2007) was an American football player who was a running back for the Denver Broncos of the National Football League. He died after the 2006 season, his only season with the Broncos.
Nash attended St. Louis Riverview Gardens High School for the first three years of his education. He followed his coach, Darren Sunkett, to East Saint Louis High School for his senior year. He finished his career with 5,395 rushing yards and 85 rushing touchdowns as well as 1,160 passing yards and 10 passing touchdowns.
He was a track star in high school and ran the 100 meter dash in 10.3 seconds.
Damien was recruited for football by the University of Missouri, but attended Coffeyville Community College in Coffeyville, Kansas before transferring to the University of Missouri. He finished his college career with 253 rushing attempts for 1,254 yards (5.0 yards per rushing attempt average) with 12 rushing touchdowns as well as 36 receptions for 282 yards (7.8 yards per reception average) with two receiving touchdowns).
Nash was drafted with the fifth pick of the 5th round of the 2005 NFL Draft by the Tennessee Titans. He was released after one season with the Titans and was signed by the Denver Broncos. After spending the first portion of the season on the Broncos practice squad, he was given a roster spot as the third-string running back behind Tatum Bell and Mike Bell.
Nash appeared in six NFL games, three with the Titans and three with the Broncos. He had 24 carries for 98 yards (4.1 yards per rushing attempt average) and no touchdowns as well as seven receptions for 55 yards (7.9 yards per reception average) and no touchdowns.
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