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Gerald Antonio Riggs (born November 6, 1960 in Tullos
Tullos, Louisiana

Tullos is a town in La Salle Parish, Louisiana and Winn Parish, Louisiana parishes in the U.S. state of Louisiana, along Castor Creek. The population was 419 at the 2000 United States Census....
, Louisiana
Louisiana

The State of Louisiana is a U.S. state located in the U.S. Southern States of the United States of America. Its capital is Baton Rouge and largest city is New Orleans....
) is a former American football
American football

American football, known in the United States and Canada simply as football, is a competitive team sport known for mixing strategy with physical play....
 running back
Running back

A running back is the position of a player on an American football or Canadian football team who usually lines up in the History of American football positions#Offensive Backfield....
 in the National Football League
National Football League

The National Football League is the Major North American professional sports leagues American football Sports league in the United States. It is an unincorporated 501#501.28c.29.286.29 association controlled by its members....
. He spent seven seasons with the Atlanta Falcons
Atlanta Falcons

The Atlanta Falcons are an American football team based in Atlanta, Georgia . They are currently a member of the NFC South division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League ....
 from 1982-1988 and three with the Washington Redskins
Washington Redskins

The Washington Redskins are a professional American football team based in the Washington, D.C. area. The team plays at FedExField in Landover, Maryland, Maryland, which is in Prince George's County, Maryland....
 from 1989-1991.

Before his NFL career, he attended Bonanza High School
Bonanza High School

Bonanza High School is a high school in the Las Vegas metropolitan area valley. It was built in the 1970s as one of the first high schools in the area....
 in Las Vegas, Nevada and after graduation attended Arizona State University
Arizona State University

Arizona State University is the largest public university research university in the United States under a single administration, with total student enrollment of 67,082 as of fall 2008....
 in Tempe, Arizona.

A superb rusher and pass receiver out of the backfield, Riggs made the Pro Bowl
Pro Bowl

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 three times in his career from 1985 to 1987.






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Gerald Antonio Riggs (born November 6, 1960 in Tullos
Tullos, Louisiana

Tullos is a town in La Salle Parish, Louisiana and Winn Parish, Louisiana parishes in the U.S. state of Louisiana, along Castor Creek. The population was 419 at the 2000 United States Census....
, Louisiana
Louisiana

The State of Louisiana is a U.S. state located in the U.S. Southern States of the United States of America. Its capital is Baton Rouge and largest city is New Orleans....
) is a former American football
American football

American football, known in the United States and Canada simply as football, is a competitive team sport known for mixing strategy with physical play....
 running back
Running back

A running back is the position of a player on an American football or Canadian football team who usually lines up in the History of American football positions#Offensive Backfield....
 in the National Football League
National Football League

The National Football League is the Major North American professional sports leagues American football Sports league in the United States. It is an unincorporated 501#501.28c.29.286.29 association controlled by its members....
. He spent seven seasons with the Atlanta Falcons
Atlanta Falcons

The Atlanta Falcons are an American football team based in Atlanta, Georgia . They are currently a member of the NFC South division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League ....
 from 1982-1988 and three with the Washington Redskins
Washington Redskins

The Washington Redskins are a professional American football team based in the Washington, D.C. area. The team plays at FedExField in Landover, Maryland, Maryland, which is in Prince George's County, Maryland....
 from 1989-1991.

Before his NFL career, he attended Bonanza High School
Bonanza High School

Bonanza High School is a high school in the Las Vegas metropolitan area valley. It was built in the 1970s as one of the first high schools in the area....
 in Las Vegas, Nevada and after graduation attended Arizona State University
Arizona State University

Arizona State University is the largest public university research university in the United States under a single administration, with total student enrollment of 67,082 as of fall 2008....
 in Tempe, Arizona.

A superb rusher and pass receiver out of the backfield, Riggs made the Pro Bowl
Pro Bowl

In professional American football, the Pro Bowl is the all-star game of the National Football League . Since the AFL-NFL Merger with the rival American Football League in 1970, it has been officially called the AFC-NFC Pro Bowl, matching players in the American Football Conference against those in the National Football Conference ....
 three times in his career from 1985 to 1987. His best season was in 1985, when he rushed for 1,719 yards and 10 touchdowns, while also catching 33 passes for 267 yards. In the 3 seasons from 1984-1986, Riggs amassed a whopping 5,212 combined rushing and receiving yards, and scored 32 touchdowns. In his seven years with the Falcons, he rushed for 6,631 yards, making him the franchise all-time leading rusher. Prior to the 1989 season, Riggs was traded to the Washington Redskins.

In his final year of 1991, Riggs rushed for 248 yards and 11 touchdowns, assisting his team to a 14-2 record. He is the only player to rush for 11 touchdowns in fewer than 80 attempts in a single season. He went on to rush for 4 touchdowns in Washington's 2 playoff games, and 2 touchdowns in Washington's 37-24 win over the Buffalo Bills
Buffalo Bills

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 in Super Bowl XXVI
Super Bowl XXVI

Super Bowl XXVI was an American football game played on January 26, 1992 at the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome in Minneapolis, Minnesota to decide the National Football League champion following the 1991 NFL season....
. His 6 touchdowns in the postseason tied an NFL record.

Riggs finished his 10 NFL seasons with 8,188 rushing yards and 69 touchdowns, along with 201 receptions for 1,516 yards.

He is the father of Gerald Riggs Jr., former running back at the University of Tennessee
University of Tennessee

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, who was signed by the Miami Dolphins
Miami Dolphins

. The Miami Dolphins are the professional American football team based in the Miami, Florida South Florida metropolitan area. They play home games at Dolphin Stadium, in the suburb of Miami Gardens, Florida....
.

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