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Greg Pruitt was born on 18 August, 1951 in Houston, Texas, U.S., is an American football player (born 1951). Discover Greg Pruitt's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 72 years old?
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72 years old |
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18 August, 1951 |
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18 August |
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Houston, Texas, U.S. |
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United States
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He is a member of famous player with the age 72 years old group.
Greg Pruitt Height, Weight & Measurements
At 72 years old, Greg Pruitt height is 1.78 m .
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1.78 m |
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Dating & Relationship status
He is currently single. He is not dating anyone. We don't have much information about He's past relationship and any previous engaged. According to our Database, He has no children.
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Greg Pruitt Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Greg Pruitt worth at the age of 72 years old? Greg Pruitt’s income source is mostly from being a successful player. He is from United States. We have estimated Greg Pruitt's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
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$1 Million - $5 Million |
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Greg Pruitt Social Network
Timeline
Gregory Donald Pruitt (born August 18, 1951) is an American former professional football player who was a running back in the National Football League (NFL) from 1973 through 1984.
He played college football for the Oklahoma Sooners.
Pruitt was selected to five Pro Bowls, four as a member of the Cleveland Browns and one as a member of the Los Angeles Raiders, the last one as a kick returner.
He was also part of the Raiders' Super Bowl XVIII winning team, beating the Washington Redskins.
University of Oklahoma offensive line coach Bill Michael liked to recruit players from B.C. Elmore High School, where he recruited Pruitt.
However, the Big Eight conference (which Oklahoma was a part of) established itself as the best collegiate football conference in the country by the start of the 1970s: each team was fully integrated, and much of their success owed largely to their Black players.
Pruitt's performance against Southeastern Conference schools Alabama and Auburn in the 1970 Astro-Bluebonnett Bowl and 1972 Sugar Bowls, respectively, helped accelerate each team's integration expanding their recruitment of Black players.
Pruitt was an All-American at the University of Oklahoma in 1971 and 1972, and was also named All-Big 8 in 1971 and 1972.
He ranks third among Sooners in career all-purpose yards.
Pruitt gained 3,122 rushing yards, 491 receiving yards, 139 yards on punt returns and 679 yards returning kickoffs.
In total, he scored 41 career touchdowns as a Sooner.
He came in second in Heisman Trophy voting in 1972, and third in 1971.
An African-American, Pruitt was one of the first Black Sooners players to achieve All-American status.
He established himself as Oklahoma's best player during a time when other Southern Universities had not fully desegregated their Football teams.
In 1979, Pruitt won ABC's Superstars, an all-around sports competition that pits elite athletes from different sports against one another in a series of athletic events resembling a decathlon.
Shortly before the 1982 season, Pruitt was traded to the Los Angeles Raiders for an 11th round draft pick.
He played his final three NFL seasons with the Raiders, used mainly as a return specialist.
In 1983, he led the league in punt returns (58), punt return yards (666, an NFL record), punt return touchdowns (1), and longest punt return (97 yards) as the team went on to win an NFL championship in Super Bowl XVIII.
Pruitt finished his career with 5,672 rushing yards, 3,069 receiving yards, 47 total touchdowns, and 13,262 all-purpose yards.
In 1991, Pruitt competed in the sports-entertainment TV game show, American Gladiators. 9
In 1999, he was inducted to the College Football Hall of Fame.
The "Greg Pruitt rule" established tear-away jerseys as illegal.
Despite his stellar college career, concerns about his lack of size (he entered the draft at just 177 pounds) led to him not being drafted until Cleveland selected him with the 30th pick of the second round.
Pruitt played his first nine seasons in the NFL for the Cleveland Browns, leading the team in rushing five times and recording three 1,000 yard seasons.