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Position: | Fullback | ||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||
Date of birth: | September 4, 1974 | ||||||||
Place of birth: | Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania | ||||||||
Career information | |||||||||
High school: | Mechanicsburg (PA) Cumberland Valley | ||||||||
College: | Stanford | ||||||||
NFL Draft: | 1998 / Round: 3 / Pick: 63 | ||||||||
Career history | |||||||||
Career NFL statistics | |||||||||
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Receptions: | 150 |
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Total yards: | 1,184 |
Touchdowns: | 7 |
Player stats at NFL.com |
Jon David Ritchie (born September 4, 1974) is an American sports radio host and former professional American football fullback in the National Football League. He started for seven seasons in the NFL, playing for the Oakland Raiders and the Philadelphia Eagles. Despite only 15 rushing attempts in his career, Ritchie built a reputation with his blue collar work ethic as being one of the best blocking fullbacks in the NFL. He currently cohosts the midday show on Philadelphia sports station WIP.
Ritchie attended Cumberland Valley High School near Carlisle, Pennsylvania from 1989 to 1993. He led his high school football team to the state championship in 1992.
Upon graduation, Ritchie attended the University of Michigan as a freshman and sophomore. At Michigan, he played as a true freshman. During his career at Michigan, he rushed for 120 yards and caught two passes for 13 yards. Then in 1995 he transferred to Stanford University where he played as a junior and senior. At Stanford, he first started as an inside linebacker, but switched to fullback. He rushed 17 times for 95 yards and received nine passes for 80 yards and two touchdowns. He is a member of Delta Tau Delta International Fraternity.
Ritchie was drafted in the third round (63rd overall) of the 1998 NFL Draft by the Oakland Raiders. He started for the Raiders for five seasons. Raiders running back Charlie Garner posted three seasons of more than 1,700 yards from scrimmage with Ritchie as his teammate after rushing for just 381 yards the year before he joined Oakland. The Raiders led the league in total yardage in 2002, en route to an AFC Championship and appearance in Super Bowl XXXVII, where Oakland lost to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.