(1969-04-07) April 7, 1969 (age 55) Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Height:
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:
211 lb (96 kg)
Career information
High school:
Bishop McDevitt (Harrisburg, Pennsylvania)
College:
Notre Dame (1987–1990)
NFL draft:
1991 / Round: 2 / Pick: 45
Career history
San Francisco 49ers (1991–1994)
Philadelphia Eagles (1995–1997)
Seattle Seahawks (1998–2001)
Career highlights and awards
Super Bowl champion (XXIX)
5× Pro Bowl (1992–1996)
Seattle Seahawks 35th Anniversary Team
NFL Records
Most rushing touchdowns in a playoff game: 5[1]
Most points scored by a player in a playoff game: 30[2]
Career NFL statistics
Rushing attempts:
2,622
Rushing yards:
10,643
Rushing touchdowns:
78
Receptions:
467
Receiving yards:
4,248
Receiving touchdowns:
13
Richard James Watters (born April 7, 1969) is an American former professional football player who was a running back for the San Francisco 49ers, Philadelphia Eagles, and Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League (NFL). Watters played college football for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish, where he played wide receiver on the school's 1988 national champion team. He also won Super Bowl XXIX as a member of the 1994 49ers over the San Diego Chargers. Watters was known throughout his playing career for his outstanding receiving skills and his unique high-step running style, which earned him the nickname Ricky "Running" Watters, from ESPN sportscaster Chris Berman.
Ricky Watters also has appeared in the movie Any Given Sunday. He was the running back for the fictional team the Dallas Knights, featured in the final game of the movie. Watters is listed in the credits, and his name is clearly shown on the back of his Knights #32 jersey.
Currently Watters is a motivational speaker for kids who, like himself, are adopted. He is also a recording artist, music producer, president and CEO of Tigero Entertainment, and an author, having written the book, For Who For What, a Warrior’s Journey. He was the head football coach for Oak Ridge High School in Orlando, Florida until resigning on October 1, 2013. An architecture major in college, he returned to Notre Dame in 2014 to complete the three final credits necessary for a graphic design degree.[3]
^Most rushing td by a player in a playoff game, StatMuse
^Most points scored by a single player in a playoff game, StatMuse
^Fortuna, Matt (July 10, 2014). "Ricky Watters finishing what he started". ESPN.
of the movie. Watters is listed in the credits, and his name is clearly shown on the back of his Knights #32 jersey. Currently Watters is a motivational...
catches. Watters also had three touchdowns, matching Roger Craig's three touchdowns (two receiving and one rushing) in Super Bowl XIX. Watters also became...
3 other field goals. The lone touchdown from Notre Dame came from a RickyWatters punt return, an 81-yard runback. Michigan's Mike Gillette, who had given...
game; backup QB Steve Bono threw for 187 yards and two touchdowns while RickyWatters rushed for 100 yards. Phil Simms was intercepted in the fourth quarter...
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NFL, Steve Young completed twenty passes for 255 yards and one score. RickyWatters and William Floyd rushed for a combined three more touchdowns. In contrast...
Dick Butkus, Y. A. Tittle, Pat Toomay, Warren Moon, Johnny Unitas, RickyWatters, Emmitt Smith and Terrell Owens, as well as coach Barry Switzer. The...
and the transition to an offense led by Ty Detmer and Watters. While Detmer played well and Watters rushed for 1,411 yards, the season conformed to what...
for the first time in three seasons. It wasn't an auspicious start. RickyWatters, signed as a free agent from the Super Bowl champion 49ers, infamously...
85%, wind 5 miles per hour (8.0 km/h; 4.3 kn) Referee: Bernie Kukar RickyWatters was the story of the game as he rushed for an NFL record 5 touchdowns...
First quarter ND – RickyWatters 2-yard run (Billy Hackett kick), 10:46. Notre Dame 7–0. ND – Anthony Johnson 1-yard run (kick failed), 4:38. Notre Dame...
game's first points. A few minutes later, on 2nd and goal, tailback RickyWatters plunged in from two yards to give the Fighting Irish the lead. But when...
This occurred because in 2000, Pope recovered a fumble by Seahawk RickyWatters, but a rainy field at Husky Stadium in Seattle caused him to slide into...
the 49ers lost cornerback Deion Sanders to Dallas and running back RickyWatters to Philadelphia. Despite a mediocre 5–4 start, the 49ers went 11–5 and...
second year running back Shaun Alexander after RickyWatters was injured for most of the season. Watters retired after the season ended. It was also the...
backfield had a number of talented running backs, including future pros RickyWatters and Reggie Brooks and NFL Hall-of-Famer Jerome Bettis. Culver played...
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coach Lou Holtz took his 10–0 Irish squad to Los Angeles without stars RickyWatters and Tony Brooks, who he suspended for disciplinary reasons. This was...
touchdowns, becoming the 49ers' first 1000-yard rusher since 1992 (RickyWatters). The four touchdowns were more than he had scored in his entire pro...
School in Harrisburg, the same high school attended by NFL running back RickyWatters. He played high school football for the Crusaders while there. As a...
Buccaneers (1997–2001, 2008) Atlanta Falcons (2002–2007) 2,669 10,967 4.1 24 RickyWatters San Francisco 49ers (1992–1994) Philadelphia Eagles (1995–1997) Seattle...
10,000 yards rushing. Walter Payton, Marshall Faulk, Marcus Allen, RickyWatters, Tiki Barber, Warrick Dunn and LaDainian Tomlinson are the other six...
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