(1959-04-22) April 22, 1959 (age 65) Jackson, Mississippi, U.S.
Height:
5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight:
216 lb (98 kg)
Career information
High school:
Phineas Banning (Los Angeles, California)
College:
UCLA (1977–1980)
NFL draft:
1981 / Round: 1 / Pick: 3
Career history
New York Jets (1981–1992)
Career highlights and awards
First-team All-Pro (1982)
3× Pro Bowl (1982, 1984, 1985)
NFL rushing leader (1982)
New York Jets Ring of Honor
First-team All-American (1980)
Third-team All-American (1979)
2× First-team All-Pac-10 (1979–1980)
Career NFL statistics
Rushing Yards:
8,074
Average:
4.5
Touchdowns:
38
Player stats at NFL.com
Freeman McNeil (born April 22, 1959) is an American former professional football player who was a running back for the New York Jets of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the UCLA Bruins. He was selected by the Jets in the first round of the 1981 NFL Draft with the third overall pick.
FreemanMcNeil (born April 22, 1959) is an American former professional football player who was a running back for the New York Jets of the National Football...
intecepted three passes, returning the last for the game-sealing touchdown. FreemanMcNeil, NFL rushing leader "1982 NFL schedule". Retrieved October 8, 2015....
were quarterback Tom Ramsey with 1,116 passing yards, running back FreemanMcNeil with 1,105 rushing yards, and wide receiver Cormac Carney with 591 receiving...
Chastain, pp. 75–76 Ryczek, pp. 158–159 Chastain, pp. 87–88 Eskenazi, Gerald; McGowen, Deane (May 27, 1977). "Court Accord Keeps Football Jets at Shea Stadium"...
professional organization. Having done that, individual players, led by FreemanMcNeil of the New York Jets, brought a new antitrust action, challenging the...
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served as a member of the 'Two-Headed Monster' backfield along with FreemanMcNeil, creating a one-two punch at running back among the most potent in the...
pass coverage. And the Dolphins secondary, consisting of defensive backs Don McNeal, Gerald Small and brothers Lyle and Glenn Blackwood, combined for 11 interceptions...
Cincinnati Bengals in the first round of the playoffs, as running back FreemanMcNeil became the second player to rush for 200 yards in a postseason game...
throwing a game-winning touchdown pass on a deflection to future NFL star FreemanMcNeil to beat arch-rival USC. He also played minor league baseball in the...
York Giants Lawrence Taylor‡† LB North Carolina ACC 1 3 New York Jets FreemanMcNeil † RB UCLA Pac-10 1 4 Seattle Seahawks Kenny Easley‡† SS UCLA Pac-10...
1993. The NFL and its players began negotiations after players won the FreemanMcNeil legal case brought against Plan B. The jury decided on September 10...
1988 Kansas City Chiefs New York Jets (2) 17–17 Jets running back FreemanMcNeil lost a fumble at the Chiefs' 15 yard line in the final minute of overtime...
McGlasson Chester McGlockton Jon McGraw Kareem McKenzie Steve McLendon Pete McMahon Erik McMillan FreemanMcNeil Dave Meggett Lance Mehl Chuck Mercein Mark...
Running backs 31 Marion Barber Jr. 30 Nuu Faaola 34 Johnny Hector 24 FreemanMcNeil 43 Roger Vick Wide receivers 84 Michael Harper 87 Kurt Sohn 88 Al Toon...
with seven rushing titles. The most recent rushing champion is Christian McCaffrey of the San Francisco 49ers, who led the league with 1,459 rushing yards...
E 14 miles per hour (23 km/h; 12 kn) Game attendance: 73,965 Referee: Bob McElwee TV announcers (NBC): Dick Enberg (play-by-play) and Merlin Olsen (color...
Eric Hipp 32-yard field goal. USC 3–0. Drive: Second quarter UCLA – FreemanMcNeil 6-yard run (Norm Johnson kick). UCLA 7–3. Drive: 80 yards. Third quarter...
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