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Maurice Turner (American football)

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Maurice Turner
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Position:Running back
Personal information
Born: (1960-09-10) September 10, 1960 (age 64)
Salt Lake City, Utah
Height:5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight:200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
High school:Layton (Layton, Utah)
College:Utah State
NFL draft:1983 / round: 12 / pick: 325
Career history
Career NFL statistics
Kick returns:6
Returns yards:82
Stats at Pro Football Reference Edit this at Wikidata

Maurice Antoine Turner is a former running back in the National Football League. He was drafted in the twelfth round of the 1983 NFL Draft by the Minnesota Vikings and would play with the team during the 1984 NFL season before splitting the following season between the Vikings and the Green Bay Packers.[1] After a year away from the NFL, he was a member of the New York Jets during the 1987 NFL season.

His youngest son, Billy Turner, was an All-American offensive lineman at North Dakota State, and is currently playing as an offensive tackle for the New York Jets. His oldest son, Bryan Kehl, is a former NFL linebacker.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Maurice Turner Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved June 23, 2023.
  2. ^ Kinkhabwala, Aditi (September 10, 2010). "An Adopted Linebacker With an Unlikely Story". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved June 22, 2023.