- Tom Rathman
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name=Tom Rathman
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position=Fullback
number=44
birthdate=birth date and age|1962|10|7Grand Island, Nebraska
deathdate=
debutyear=1986
finalyear=1994
draftyear=1986
draftround=3
draftpick=56
college=Nebraska
teams=
*San Francisco 49ers (1986-1993)
* Los Angeles Raiders (1994)
stat1label=Rushing yards
stat1value=2,020
stat2label=Average
stat2value=3.7
stat3label=Touchdown s
stat3value=26
pfr=RathTo00
highlights=
* Two-time Super Bowl Champion with 49ers in 1988 and 1989
HOF=
CollegeHOF=Thomas Dean Rathman (born
October 7 ,1962 inGrand Island, Nebraska ) is a formerAmerican football fullback who played for theSan Francisco 49ers (1986-1993) and theLos Angeles Raiders (1994). He is currently the Oakland Raiders running backs coach and was hired by head coachLane Kiffin . He currently resides inRedwood Shores, CA with his wife and three daughters, Nicole, Ali, and Samantha.High school
Rathman was a three-sport star at Grand Island Senior High in central Nebraska. In addition to a state Hall-of-Fame career as a fullback for the Islanders football team, Rathman won a state championship in the high jump during his junior year.
College career
Rathman was a three-year letterwinner in football at the
University of Nebraska . He finished his college career with 1,425 rushing yards, and averaged over six yards per carry.Professional career
Rathman's professional career spanned nine years as a fullback. The first eight of those with the
San Francisco 49ers . While in San Francisco, he was teammates with another formerNebraska alumnus, Roger Craig, for whom he blocked. Rathman helped lead the 49ers to twoSuper Bowl Championships, rushing for 38 yards, catching four passes for 43 yards, and scoring two touchdowns inSuper Bowl XXIV . In 1989, he led all NFL running backs in receiving with 73 receptions for 616 yards. He spent his last season with theLos Angeles Raiders .Rathman finished his NFL career with 2,020 rushing yards, 320 receptions for 2,684 yards, five kickoff returns for 103 yards, and 34 touchdowns.
Coaching career
After retiring as a player, Rathman joined the 49ers coaching staff in 1997, serving as running backs coach until 2002. In 2003 he accompanied head coach
Steve Mariucci to theDetroit Lions where Rathman was running backs coach during Mariucci's tenure with the Lions. Currently holds the same position for theOakland Raiders . Super Bowl XXIII
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