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| Position | Running back | ||||||||
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| Born | (1955-01-20)January 20, 1955 Clinton, South Carolina, U.S. | ||||||||
| Died | September 10, 2024(2024-09-10) (aged 69) | ||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||
| Weight | 212 lb (96 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school | Clinton | ||||||||
| College | South Carolina | ||||||||
| NFL draft | 1977: 7th round, 195th overall pick | ||||||||
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Kevin Fernando Long (January 20, 1955 – September 10, 2024) was an American professionalfootball player who was arunning back in theNational Football League (NFL) andUnited States Football League (USFL). He playedcollege football for theSouth Carolina Gamecocks.
Long attended theUniversity of South Carolina and was a standoutfullback for theGamecocks. Herushed for 2,372 yards, ranked eighth overall on Carolina's all-time list as of 2006. His average per rush was 5.3 yards and he was the first Gamecock player to compile 1,000 yards in a season (1975). In 2002, Long was inducted into the University of South Carolina Athletic Hall of Fame, and in 2003, into the State of South Carolina Athletic Hall of Fame.
Long was selected in the 7th round (195th overall) by theNew York Jets in the1977 NFL draft and played five solid seasons for the Jets, until 1981. However, he is probably best remembered as a former USFL player. He played three seasons in the newly formed league, first for theChicago Blitz in 1983, and then for theArizona Wranglers in 1984. Due to the full-team trade that occurred during the first off-season between Chicago and Arizona, the 1984 Arizona team was basically the same team that had played in Chicago in 1983. After the 1984 season, Arizona then merged with theOklahoma Outlaws franchise, and he played for the newArizona Outlaws team in 1985.
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| Bold | Career high |
| Year | Team | Games | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||
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| GP | GS | Att | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | ||
| 1977 | NYJ | 14 | 4 | 56 | 170 | 3.0 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 17 | 3.4 | 7 | 0 |
| 1978 | NYJ | 16 | 16 | 214 | 954 | 4.5 | 27 | 10 | 26 | 204 | 7.8 | 17 | 0 |
| 1979 | NYJ | 12 | 6 | 116 | 442 | 3.8 | 25 | 7 | 10 | 115 | 11.5 | 27 | 0 |
| 1980 | NYJ | 15 | 7 | 115 | 355 | 3.1 | 18 | 6 | 20 | 137 | 6.9 | 16 | 0 |
| 1981 | NYJ | 16 | 0 | 73 | 269 | 3.7 | 19 | 2 | 13 | 66 | 5.1 | 18 | 3 |
| 73 | 33 | 574 | 2,190 | 3.8 | 27 | 25 | 74 | 539 | 7.3 | 27 | 3 | ||
| Year | Team | Games | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||
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| GP | GS | Att | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | ||
| 1981 | NYJ | 1 | 0 | 8 | 28 | 3.5 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 0 | 8 | 28 | 3.5 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Long worked in sales for a vending machine company. He was married and had three daughters. His eldest daughter won atrack and field scholarship to theUniversity of Georgia. His second daughter playsvolleyball at theCollege of Charleston. Long died on September 10, 2024, at the age of 69.[1]
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