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词条 Michael Pittman
释义

  1. Early years

  2. College career

  3. Professional career

     Arizona Cardinals  Tampa Bay Buccaneers  Denver Broncos  Florida Tuskers  Personal life 

  4. References

  5. External links

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|name=Michael Pittman
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|number=32, 31, 28
|position=Running back
|birth_date={{birth date and age|1975|8|14}}
|birth_place=New Orleans, Louisiana
|height_ft = 6
|height_in = 0
|weight_lbs = 225
|high_school=Mira Mesa
(San Diego, California)
|college=Fresno State
|draftyear=1998
|draftround=4
|draftpick=95
|pastteams=
  • Arizona Cardinals ({{NFL Year|1998}}–{{NFL Year|2001}})
  • Tampa Bay Buccaneers ({{NFL Year|2002}}–{{NFL Year|2007}})
  • Denver Broncos ({{NFL Year|2008}})
  • Florida Tuskers ({{UFL Year|2009}})

|highlights=
  • Super Bowl champion (XXXVII)

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Michael Pittman (born August 14, 1975) is a former American football running back. He was drafted by the Arizona Cardinals in the fourth round of the 1998 NFL Draft. He played college football at Fresno State.

Pittman also played for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Denver Broncos in the National Football League, and the Florida Tuskers of the United Football League. He won a Super Bowl ring with the Buccaneers in Super Bowl XXXVII.

Early years

Pittman attended Mira Mesa Senior High School San Diego, California, and graduated in 1993. He was a first team All-Eastern League honoree. He played with older brother Wayne Pittman.

College career

Pittman is an alumnus of Fresno State University. He rushed for 3,017 yards during his career at Fresno State. A two time All-WAC First-team selection, Pittman is a member of Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity. He was teammates with QB Billy Volek and QB David Carr.

  • 1995: 127 carries for 561 yards with 7 TD. 15 catches for 111 yards.
  • 1996: 214 carries for 1132 yards with 13 TD. 15 catches for 109 yards.
  • 1997: 238 carries for 1,057 yards with 8 TD. 32 catches for 255 yards with 2 TD.

Professional career

Arizona Cardinals

Pittman was selected in the 4th round of the 1998 NFL Draft (95th overall) by the Arizona Cardinals.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

His career high for rushing yards in a season was 926 in 2004 and his career high for receiving yards was 597 in 2002. The highest combination in one year was 2003 when he had a total of 1,348 yards (751 rushing and 597 receiving).

On January 26, 2003, Pittman played in Super Bowl XXXVII and rushed for 124 yards on 29 carries in Tampa Bay's 48-21 victory of the Oakland Raiders.

On November 7, 2004, Pittman scored on a 78-yard touchdown run against the Kansas City Chiefs, the longest run in Tampa Bay Buccaneers history.

On March 22, 2005, Pittman launched his official website, Pittman32.com, which has since gone offline. On September 11, 2005, the website was praised by Greg Auman of the St. Petersburg Times as "the team's best player site".[1]

On January 7, 2006 during a Wild Card playoff game between the Buccaneers and Washington Redskins, Pittman was involved in an altercation with Redskins' safety Sean Taylor, who allegedly spat on him following a play. Pittman responded with a blow to Taylor's helmet. Taylor was ejected from the game that the Redskins won 17-10.

Pittman became a free agent following the 2007 season.

Denver Broncos

On May 27, 2008, Pittman was signed by the Denver Broncos and was wanted to change positions to fullback but stayed running back. Cornerback Dré Bly was already wearing No. 32, so Pittman was assigned No. 28 as his jersey number. His official website was renamed Pittman28.com to reflect the change. The website has since gone offline, with Pittman no longer playing in the NFL.

Pittman was placed on season-ending injured reserve with a neck injury. In eight games (three starts) during the 2008 season, Pittman rushed 76 times for 320 yards and four touchdowns.

Florida Tuskers

On August 12, 2009, Pittman signed with the Florida Tuskers.

Personal life

He's the father of Michael Pittman Jr Originally committed to play at UCLA Bruins football, but currently plays WR for USC Trojans football.

He’s also the father of Mycah Pittman who is committed to play WR at The University of Oregon. Oregon Ducks Football

References

1. ^St. Petersburg Times; September 11, 2005 edition; Page 17X

External links

  • Just Sports Stats
  • Denver Broncos bio
  • Tampa Bay Buccaneers bio
  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20091012085615/http://www.ufl-football.com/players/profile/1001 United Football League bio]
  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20100318033142/http://www.ufl-football.com/players/profile/348 UFL stats]
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