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Jarvis Redwine

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Jarvis Redwine
No. 12, 22
Position:Running back
Personal information
Born: (1957-05-16) May 16, 1957 (age 67)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Height:5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight:198 lb (90 kg)
Career information
High school:Inglewood (Inglewood, California)
College:Oregon State
Nebraska
NFL draft:1981 / round: 2 / pick: 52
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Rushing yards:70
Rushing average:4.1
Receptions:1
Receiving yards:4
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Jarvis John Redwine (born May 16, 1957) is an American former professional football player who was a running back for three seasons in the National Football League (NFL) during the 1980s. Redwine played college football for the Nebraska Cornhuskers, and earned first-team All-American honors in 1980. He was selected in the second round of the 1981 NFL draft, and played professionally for the NFL's Minnesota Vikings 1981 to 1983.

Born in Los Angeles, Redwine played high school football at Inglewood High School. He played college football for the Oregon State in 1976 and 1977, then transferred to the University of Nebraska–Lincoln, where he played for head coach Tom Osborne. His first Cornhusker season's performance as a junior in 1979 earned him Osborne's endorsement as Nebraska's best chance at a Heisman Trophy winner since Johnny Rodgers in 1972. Redwine suffered a broken rib midway through his senior season in 1980 and fell back in the Heisman race, in which he finished seventh. Even so, he was the first Cornhusker to rush for 1,000 yards in consecutive seasons, gaining 1,119.[1]

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