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Scott Dierking (born May 24, 1955) is a former running back in the National Football League. He played for the New York Jets from 1977-1983 after being drafted in Round 4 of the 1977 NFL Draft.

Scott Dierking

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Position:	Running back
Personal information
Born:	(1955-05-24) May 24, 1955 (age 67) Naval Station Great Lakes (IL)
Height:	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight:	222 lb (101 kg)
Career information
High school:	West Chicago (IL) Community
College:	Purdue
NFL Draft:	1977 / Round: 4 / Pick: 90
Career history
New York Jets (1977–1983) Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1984)
Career highlights and awards
First-team All-Big Ten (1976)
Career NFL statistics
Rushing yards: 2,915 Average: 4.0 Rushing touchdowns: 18 Receptions: 124 Receiving yards: 1,028 Receiving touchdowns: 5
Player stats at NFL.com

College career

Before his NFL career, he played for Purdue University. In 1976, Dierking was named First-team All-Big Ten Conference.

Statistics

Source:[1]

NCAA Collegiate Career statistics
Purdue Boilermakers
Season	Rushing					Receiving
	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.

Personal life

His son, Dan Dierking, attended Wheaton Warrenville South High School in Wheaton, Illinois where he broke several of Harold "Red" Grange's records and carried his 2006 football team to a state championship. Thus he won 2006 Illinois Player of the Year Awards. He attended Purdue University on a full-ride scholarship as a 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.

References

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