Lawrence Ricks
| No. 46 (Michigan), 42 (Chiefs) | |||||||||
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| Position: | Running back, Kick returner | ||||||||
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| Date of birth: | June 4, 1961 | ||||||||
| Place of birth: | Barberton, Ohio | ||||||||
| Height: | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 194 lb (88 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Barberton (OH) | ||||||||
| College: | Michigan | ||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 1983 / Round: 8 / Pick: 220 | ||||||||
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| Games: | 17 |
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| Rushing yards: | 29 |
| Kickoff return yards: | 83 |
| Player stats at NFL.com | |
Lawrence Tallmagde Ricks (born June 4, 1961) is a former American football player. He played college football as a tailback for the University of Michigan from 1979 to 1982 and was selected as a first-team running back on the 1982 All-Big Ten Conference football team. He also played professional football as a backup running back and kick returner for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League (NFL) in 1983 and 1984.
Ricks was born in Barberton, Ohio, in 1961. He attended Barberton High School. In October 1978, he rushed for 215 yards on 19 carries and four touchdowns in a 34-0 victory over Walsh Jesuit High School.
Ricks enrolled at the University of Michigan in 1979 and played college football for Bo Schembechler's Michigan Wolverines football teams from 1979 to 1982. As a sophomore, Ricks shared the tailback position on the 1980 Michigan Wolverines football team with Butch Woolfolk, with each starting six games at the position. He gained 850 rushing yards on 167 carries, with six rushing touchdowns.
As a junior, he saw his playing time reduced and was the team's fourth-leading rusher, gaining 413 yards on 86 carries for the 1981 Michigan team. Tailback Woolfolk, fullback Stan Edwards, and quarterback Steve Smith each had more rushing carries and yards than Ricks during the season.
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