Jim Kiick
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Kiick playing for the Dolphins in Super Bowl VII
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| Position: | Running back | ||||||||||
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| Date of birth: | August 9, 1946 | ||||||||||
| Place of birth: | Lincoln Park, New Jersey | ||||||||||
| Height: | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||||||
| Weight: | 214 lb (97 kg) | ||||||||||
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| High school: | Boonton (NJ) | ||||||||||
| College: | Wyoming | ||||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 1968 / Round: 5 / Pick: 118 | ||||||||||
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| Rushing yards: | 3,759 |
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| Average: | 3.7 |
| Receiving yards: | 2,302 |
| Total touchdowns: | 33 |
| Player stats at NFL.com | |
James Forrest Kiick (born August 9, 1946) is a former professional American football player, a running back for the Miami Dolphins in the American Football League (AFL) from 1968 to 1969 and in the National Football League (NFL) from 1970 through 1974.
He was a member of the undefeated 1972 team, and was an integral part of the ball-control running game which characterized the Dolphins under head coach Don Shula in the early 1970s. Kiick played in three Super Bowls and is the Dolphins' fourth all-time leading rusher. He and fullback Larry Csonka were known as "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid," in 1973 co-wrote a book, Always on the Run. They shocked the sports world in 1974 when they signed with the newly formed World Football League.
Born and raised in Lincoln Park, New Jersey, Kiick played football, baseball, and basketball at Boonton High School. He made the All-Morris County team, but as a defensive back, not as a running back, and graduated in 1964. His father, George, a native of Hanover, Pennsylvania, played in the NFL for the Pittsburgh Steelers in 1940 and 1945.
After high school in New Jersey, Kiick went west and played college football at Wyoming from 1965 through 1967, and was the Cowboys' leading rusher each of those years. He totalled 1,714 yards and ten touchdowns on 431 carries, and 561 yards and five touchdowns on 52 pass receptions. He was the first player ever to earn first-team All-WAC honors three times. As a junior, he was named the Most Valuable Player in the 1966 Sun Bowl win over Florida State, rushing 25 times for 135 yards and two touchdowns, and catching four passes for 42 yards. Kiick was co-captain of the team as a senior and led undefeated Wyoming to the 1968 Sugar Bowl against LSU, where he rushed 19 times for 75 yards and a touchdown and caught five passes for 48 yards. Wyoming led 13–0 at halftime, but was outplayed in the second half and lost 20–13.
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