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| Position: | Running back | ||||||||||
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| Born: | (1955-05-24) May 24, 1955 (age 69) Naval Station Great Lakes, Illinois, U.S. | ||||||||||
| Height: | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||||||||||
| Weight: | 218 lb (99 kg) | ||||||||||
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| High school: | West Chicago (IL) Community | ||||||||||
| College: | Purdue | ||||||||||
| NFL draft: | 1977 / Round: 4 / Pick: 90 | ||||||||||
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Scott Dierking (born May 24, 1955) is an American former professional football player who was a running back in the National Football League (NFL). He played for the New York Jets from 1977 to 1983 after being selected in the fourth round of the 1977 NFL draft.
Before his NFL career, he played for Purdue University. In 1976, Dierking was named First-team All-Big Ten Conference.
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NCAA Collegiate Career statistics
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| Att | Yards | Avg | Yds/G | TD | Rec | Yards | TD | ||
| 1973 | 33 | 170 | 5.2 | 15.5 | 2 | 2 | 33 | 0 | |
| 1974 | 164 | 779 | 4.8 | 70.8 | 5 | 10 | 186 | 0 | |
| 1975 | 180 | 914 | 5.1 | 83.1 | 7 | 9 | 125 | 0 | |
| 1976 | 201 | 1,000 | 5.0 | 90.9 | 11 | 8 | 92 | 0 | |
| NCAA Career Totals | 578 | 2,863 | 5.0 | 65.1 | 25 | 29 | 436 | 0 | |
During his playing career, he was sometimes referred to as the human "coke machine" because of his build and toughness.
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| GP | GS | Att | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | ||
| 1977 | NYJ | 14 | 5 | 79 | 315 | 4.0 | 21 | 0 | 4 | 29 | 7.3 | 15 | 1 |
| 1978 | NYJ | 15 | 13 | 170 | 681 | 4.0 | 26 | 4 | 19 | 152 | 8.0 | 17 | 0 |
| 1979 | NYJ | 16 | 14 | 186 | 767 | 4.1 | 40 | 3 | 10 | 121 | 12.1 | 27 | 0 |
| 1980 | NYJ | 16 | 13 | 156 | 567 | 3.6 | 15 | 6 | 19 | 138 | 7.3 | 22 | 1 |
| 1981 | NYJ | 16 | 4 | 74 | 328 | 4.4 | 15 | 1 | 26 | 228 | 8.8 | 23 | 1 |
| 1982 | NYJ | 9 | 0 | 38 | 130 | 3.4 | 11 | 1 | 12 | 80 | 6.7 | 13 | 1 |
| 1983 | NYJ | 16 | 1 | 28 | 113 | 4.0 | 31 | 3 | 33 | 275 | 8.3 | 19 | 0 |
| 1984 | TAM | 8 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 4.7 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 1 |
| 110 | 52 | 734 | 2,915 | 4.0 | 40 | 18 | 124 | 1,028 | 8.3 | 27 | 5 | ||
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| GP | GS | Att | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | ||
| 1981 | NYJ | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 52 | 7.4 | 16 | 0 |
| 1982 | NYJ | 3 | 0 | 6 | 16 | 2.7 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 22 | 5.5 | 7 | 0 |
| 4 | 0 | 6 | 16 | 2.7 | 9 | 1 | 11 | 74 | 6.7 | 16 | 0 | ||
His son, Dan Dierking, attended Wheaton Warrenville South High SchoolinWheaton, Illinois where he broke several of Harold "Red" Grange's records and carried his 2006 football team to a state championship; he subsequently won the 2006 Illinois Player of the Year Award. He attended Purdue University as a scholarship running back/full back. He was the team's starting FB for the 2009 season, was Purdue's finest cover man on special teams and was voted team captain for the 2010 season.
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